The biology of puberty: New developments in sex differences

Gender Differences at Puberty

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 17-28

  Fechner, Patricia Y ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33750623579     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511489716.003     Document Type: Chapter

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