Facial adiposity: A cue to health?

Perception

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1700-1711

  Coetzee, Vinet ^a   Perrett, David I ^a   Stephen, Ian D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 76549121955     PISSN: 03010066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/p6423     Document Type: Article

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