Psychoneuroendocrinology
Volume 31, Issue 6 , Pages 715-723 , July 2006

Relationship status and testosterone in North American heterosexual and non-heterosexual men and women: Cross-sectional and longitudinal data

Received 7 December 2005 ,Revised 16 January 2006 ,Accepted 26 January 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2006.01.008

Psychoneuroendocrinology
Volume 31, Issue 6 , Pages 715-723 , July 2006

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