Why do gentlemen prefer blondes?

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 19-20

  Ramachandran, V S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CULTURAL FACTOR; HAIR COLOR; HUMAN; NOTE; PARASITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0031025457     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-9877(97)90018-9     Document Type: Article

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