Family Cohesion Moderates the Relation Between Free Testosterone and Delinquent Behaviors in Adolescent Boys and Girls

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 590-597

  Fang, Carolyn Y ^a   Egleston, Brian L ^a   Brown, Kathleen M ^b   Lavigne, John V ^c   Stevens, Victor J ^d   Barton, Bruce A ^b   Chandler, Donald W ^e   Dorgan, Joanne F ^a  

^a FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b MARYLAND MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

^e Esoterix Endocrinology Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Delinquent behaviors; Family cohesion; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; TESTOSTERONE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67349188489     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.11.018     Document Type: Article

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