Female health, attractiveness, and desirability for relationships: Role of breast asymmetry and waist-to-hip ratio

Ethology and Sociobiology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1995, Pages 465-481

  Singh, Devendra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 0000270575     PISSN: 01623095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0162-3095(95)00073-9     Document Type: Article

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