The second to fourth digit ratio in elite and non-elite female athletes

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 796-800

  Pokrywka, Leszek ^a   Rachoń, Dominik ^a   Suchecka Rachoń, Krystyna ^a   Bitel, Larysa ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GDANSK   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; COMPETITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINGER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS; SPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANDROGENS; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; SPORTS; UTERUS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 30544443975     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20449     Document Type: Article

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