Sex Differences in Normal Fetuses and Infants: A Commentary

Child Development Perspectives

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 414-416

  Moore, David S ^a  

^a CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental systems; Infants; Neonates; Prenatal testosterone; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869234918     PISSN: 17508592     EISSN: 17508606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-8606.2012.00258.x     Document Type: Article

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