Attitudes toward women's body hair: Relationship with disgust sensitivity

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 381-387

  Tiggemann, Marika ^a   Lewis, Christine ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 10244237801     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.2004.00155.x     Document Type: Article

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