Infectious Disease and the Creation of Culture

Advances in Culture and Psychology

Volumn 1, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Schaller, Mark ^a   Murray, Damian R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Culture; Disease; Ecology; Evolution; Pathogens; Personality; Values

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921555469     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195380392.003.0003     Document Type: Chapter

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