Boys' friendships during adolescence: Intimacy, desire, and loss

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 201-213

  Way, Niobe ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84878133396     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: 15327795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jora.12047     Document Type: Article

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