The accuracy of attractive-body-size judgment

Current Anthropology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 548-553

  Brewis, Alexandra A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 0008000893     PISSN: 00113204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2991387     Document Type: Article

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