Nonverbal courtship patterns in women: Rejection signaling — An empirical investigation

Semiotica

Volumn 118, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 201-214

  Moore, Monica M ^a  

^a WEBSTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000221669     PISSN: 00371998     EISSN: 16133692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/semi.1998.118.3-4.201     Document Type: Article

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