Meta-analysis of digit ratio 2D:4D shows greater sex difference in the right hand

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 619-630

  Hönekopp, Johannes ^a   Watson, Steven ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

AMNION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FINGER; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; META ANALYSIS; METABOLISM; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

AMNION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 77957279739     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.21054     Document Type: Article

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