Direct and Indirect Implications of Pathogen Prevalence for Scientific and Technological Innovation

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 971-985

  Murray, Damian R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

creativity; culture; disease cognition; innovation; pathogen prevalence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901387479     PISSN: 00220221     EISSN: 15525422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022022114532356     Document Type: Article

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