Ken and Barbie at life size

Sex Roles

Volumn 34, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 287-294

  Norton, Kevin I ^a   Olds, Timothy S ^b   Olive, Scott ^b   Dank, Stephen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030546925     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01544300     Document Type: Article

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