Resource utilisation in groups of black South African adolescents: Gender, age, and individual differences

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 231-248

  Liddell, Christine ^a   McConville, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0344840592     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/016502597385315     Document Type: Article

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