Biggest isn't always best: The effect of breast size on perceptions of women

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 2253-2265

  Tantleff Dunn, Stacey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 0036880863     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2002.tb01862.x     Document Type: Article

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