Effect of toxoplasmosis on personality profiles of Iranian men and women

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 109, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 1-4

  Khademvatan, Shahram ^a   Khajeddin, Niloufar ^a   Saki, Jasem ^a   Izadi Mazidi, Sakineh ^b  

^a AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHAHID CHAMRAN UNIVERSITY OF AHVAZ   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cattell's 16PF questionnaire; ELISA; Iran; Personality characteristics; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; HEALTH RISK; IMMUNOASSAY; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; MENS HEALTH; PARASITIC DISEASE; PROTOZOAN; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; WOMENS HEALTH;

IRAN;

EID: 84873675426     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: 19967489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/sajs.2013/0017     Document Type: Article

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