The "skinny" on body size requests in personal ads

Sex Roles

Volumn 43, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 129-141

  Miller, Erica J ^b   Smith, Jane Ellen ^a   Trembath, David L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0034216347     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1007047914166     Document Type: Article

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