The development of the sexual self-concept inventory for early adolescent girls

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 139-149

  O'Sullivan, Lucia F ^a   Meyer Bahlburg, Heino F L ^b   McKeague, Ian W ^c,d  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^d Albert Einstein College of Medicine ^*  (United States)

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EID: 33646706846     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: 14716402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.2006.00277.x     Document Type: Article

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