Gender differences in biological function in young adulthood: An intragenerational perspective

RSF

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 98-119

  Jackson, Margot I ^a   Short, Susan E ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Gender; Life course

Indexed keywords

EID: 85056906868     PISSN: 23778253     EISSN: 23778261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7758/rsf.2018.4.4.06     Document Type: Article

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