Testosterone and marriage among ariaal men of Northern Kenya

Current Anthropology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 750-755

  Gray, Peter B ^a   Ellison, Peter T ^a   Campbell, Benjamin C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

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EID: 35348912102     PISSN: 00113204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/522061     Document Type: Review

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