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Dirt, Disgust, and Disease: Is Hygiene in Our Genes?
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Perspectives in Biology and Medicine - Volume 44, Number 1, Winter 2001
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- Authors
- Curtis, V., & Biran, A.
- Venue
- Perspectives in Biology and Medicine
- Publisher
- Project MUSE
- Published
- 2001-12
- Volume
- 44
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 17-31
- ISSN
- 0031-5982 (ISSN-L)
- 1529-8795
- OpenAlex
- W1976522898
- Cited by
- 641
- References
- 9
- FWCI
- 2.51
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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