Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 44, Issue 6 , Pages 590-597 , June 2009

Family Cohesion Moderates the Relation Between Free Testosterone and Delinquent Behaviors in Adolescent Boys and Girls

  • Carolyn Y. Fang, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Carolyn Fang, Ph.D., Fox Chase Cancer Center, 510 Township Line Road, Cheltenham, PA 19012.
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  • Brian L. Egleston, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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  • Kathleen M. Brown, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Maryland Medical Research Institute, Baltimore, Maryland
    • ,
  • John V. Lavigne, Ph.D., ABPP

      Affiliations

    • Children's Memorial Hospital and Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois
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  • Victor J. Stevens, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, Portland, Oregon
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  • Bruce A. Barton, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Maryland Medical Research Institute, Baltimore, Maryland
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  • Donald W. Chandler, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Esoterix Endocrinology, Inc, Calabasas Hills, California
    • ,
  • Joanne F. Dorgan, Ph.D., MPH

      Affiliations

    • Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Received 24 July 2008 ,Accepted 4 November 2008.

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PII: S1054-139X(08)00673-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.11.018

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 44, Issue 6 , Pages 590-597 , June 2009

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