Progesterone and estrogen responsiveness to father-toddler interaction

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 491-498

  Gettler, Lee T ^a   Mcdade, Thomas W ^b   Agustin, Sonny S ^c   Kuzawa, Christopher W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SAN CARLOS   (Philippines)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHEMISTRY; FATHER CHILD RELATION; HUMAN; MALE; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; SALIVA; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; AFFECT; BEHAVIOR; ESTROGENS; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PROGESTERONE; SALIVA; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84879460407     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.22396     Document Type: Article

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