Foetal testosterone and the child systemizing quotient
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Foetal testosterone and the child systemizing quotient Bonnie Auyeung, Simon Baron-Cohen, Emma Chapman, Rebecca Knickmeyer, Kevin Taylor and Gerald Hackett Department of Psychiatry, Autism Research Centre, University of Cambridge, Douglas House, 18B Trumpington Road, Cambridge CB2 2AH, UK, Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, CB# 7160, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7160, USA, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, CB2 2QQ UK and Department of Foetal Medicine, Rosie Maternity Hospital, Robinson Way, Cambridge CB2 2SW, UK
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