Early androgens, activity levels and toy choices of children in the second year of life

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 500-504

  Alexander, Gerianne M ^a   Saenz, Janet ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Actigraphy; Androgens; Digit ratios; Sex differences; Toy preferences

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; TESTOSTERONE;

ACTIMETRY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PLAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; TOY PREFERENCE;

ANDROGENS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIOR; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; SALIVA; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TESTOSTERONE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84867655897     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2012.08.008     Document Type: Article

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