Perceived threat of infectious disease and its implications for sexual attitudes

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 103-108

  Murray, Damian R ^a   Jones, Daniel N ^a   Schaller, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Disease cognition; Individual differences; Interpersonal attitudes; Social cognition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867711775     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2012.08.021     Document Type: Article

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