Boys at puberty: Psychosocial implications

Gender Differences at Puberty

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 113-134

  Huddleston, Jenica ^a   Ge, Xiaojia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 33748185091     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511489716.008     Document Type: Chapter

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