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Chapter 7 - Pubertal development and the emergence of the gender gap in affective disorders

A developmental and evolutionary synthesis

from Section 1 - The social, genetic and environmental aspects

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2016

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Nicholas B. Allen ,
Melissa D. Latham ,
Anna Barrett ,
Lisa Sheeber  and
Betsy Davis
Edited by
David J. Castle  and
Kathryn M. Abel
David J. Castle
Affiliation:
University of Melbourne
Kathryn M. Abel
Affiliation:
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Comprehensive Women's Mental Health , pp. 65 - 80
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