Context effects of facial appearance on attitudes toward mentally handicapped persons

British Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 413-427

  Dijker, Anton J ^a   Tacken, Margot A ^b   Van den Borne, Bart ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

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EID: 18044367170     PISSN: 01446665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/014466600164570     Document Type: Article

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