The psychology of sex differences

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Venue: Behavior Therapy
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 1975-07
Volume: 6
Issue: 4
Pages: 590
ISSN: 0005-7894 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/s0005-7894(75)80031-1
OpenAlex: W2076192758
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