The skin as a social organ

scientific article published on 22 September 2009

The skin as a social organ is …
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P356DOI10.1007/S00221-009-2007-Y
P698PubMed publication ID19771420
P5875ResearchGate publication ID26828777

P50authorHåkan OlaussonQ64003494
P2093author name stringIndia Morrison
Line S Löken
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P433issue3
P304page(s)305-314
P577publication date2009-09-22
P1433published inExperimental Brain ResearchQ13358841
P1476titleThe skin as a social organ
P478volume204

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