"A thing of beauty is a joy forever"? returns to physical attractiveness over the life course

Social Forces

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 983-1004

  Jæger, Mads Meier ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

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EID: 80051634738     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: 15347605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/sof.2011.0016     Document Type: Article

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