Historical prevalence of infectious diseases within 230 geopolitical regions: A tool for investigating origins of culture

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 99-108

  Murray, Damian R ^a   Schaller, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Culture; Disease; Pathogen prevalence; Personality; Values

Indexed keywords

EID: 72149111647     PISSN: 00220221     EISSN: 15525422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022022109349510     Document Type: Article

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