The 2nd to 4th digit ratio and developmental psychopathology in school-aged children

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 369-379

  Fink, Bernhard ^a   Manning, John T ^b   Williams, Justin H G ^c   Podmore Nappin, Charlotte ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL ABERDEEN CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child behaviour checklist (CBCL); Children; Digit ratio; Emotional and behavioural problems; Strengths and difficulties questionnaire (SDQ); Testosterone

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751178195     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2006.07.018     Document Type: Article

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