Depression in men is associated with more feminine finger length ratios

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 829-836

  Bailey, Allison A ^a   Hurd, Peter L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Depression; Prenatal steroids; Second to fourth digit ratio

Indexed keywords

EID: 22544434026     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2004.12.017     Document Type: Article

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