Hormones and borderline personality features

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 278-287

  Evardone, Milagros ^a   Alexander, Gerianne M ^a   Morey, Leslie C ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Digit ratios; Estradiol; Maladaptive traits; Personality; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

EID: 35248851934     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2007.08.007     Document Type: Article

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