Female facial appearance and health

Evolutionary Psychology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 66-77

  Gray, Alan W ^a   Boothroyd, Lynda G ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Facial attractiveness; Femininity; Health; Immunity; Immunocompetence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857831327     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14747049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147470491201000108     Document Type: Article

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