Facial attractiveness: General patterns of facial preferences

Anthropological Review

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 45-79

  Kościński, Krzysztof ^a  

^a ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

beauty; facial esthetics; human face; physical attractiveness

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951134689     PISSN: 18986773     EISSN: 20834594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10044-008-0001-9     Document Type: Article

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