The biosocial approach to human development, behavior, and health across the life course

RSF

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 2-26

  Harris, Kathleen Mullan ^a   McDade, Thomas W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85050864459     PISSN: 23778253     EISSN: 23778261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7758/rsf.2018.4.4.01     Document Type: Review

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