A multitude of errors in menstrual-synchrony research: Replies to Weller and Weller (2002) and Graham (2002)

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 319-322

  Schank, Jeffrey C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 85047673504     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.116.3.319     Document Type: Review

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