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Comparative Study
. 2011 Mar 22;278(1707):810-2; discussion 813-4.
doi: 10.1098/rspb.2010.0964. Epub 2010 Dec 8.

National income inequality predicts women's preferences for masculinized faces better than health does

Robert Brooks  1 , Isabel M Scott, Alexei A Maklakov, Michael M Kasumovic, Andrew P Clark, Ian S Penton-Voak
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Comparative Study

National income inequality predicts women's preferences for masculinized faces better than health does

Robert Brooks et al. Proc Biol Sci. .
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Figure 1.
Proportion of variance in masculinity preferences which is predicted by: variation in Gini coefficient alone (left); shared variation in Gini Coefficient and National Health (centre), and additional variation (non-significant) uniquely explained by National Health Index (right). Light grey colour, Gini coefficient; black colour, National Health Index.
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