The influence of RhD phenotype on toxoplasmosis- and age-associated changes in personality profile of blood donors

Folia Parasitologica

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 143-150

  Flegr, Jaroslav ^a   Novotná, Martina ^a   Fialová, Anna ^a   Kolbeková, Petra ^a   Gašová, Zdeňka ^b  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF HEMATOLOGY AND BLOOD TRANSFUSION   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Aging; Blood group; Cattell 16PF; Cloninger TCI; Manipulation; Parasite; Personality; Rh factor; Rhesus factor; Senescence

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 77954194417     PISSN: 00155683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/fp.2010.018     Document Type: Article

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