Disgust, creatureliness and the accessibility of death-related thoughts

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 494-507

  Cox, Cathy R ^a   Goldenberg, Jamie L ^b   Pyszczynski, Tom ^c   Weise, David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 34249655780     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.370     Document Type: Article

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