Was that a man? Sex identification as a function of menstrual cycle and masculinity

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1185-1194

  Johnston, Lucy ^a   Miles, Lynden ^a,b   Macrae, C Neil ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 60849089940     PISSN: 08884080     EISSN: 10990720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acp.1436     Document Type: Article

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