University students from single-sex and coeducational high schools: Differences in majors and attitudes at a catholic university

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 282-289

  Karpiak, Christie P ^a   Buchanan, James P ^a   Hosey, Megan ^a   Smith, Allison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON   (United States)

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EID: 34547794268     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: 14716402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.2007.00371.x     Document Type: Article

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