Differences in the Perceived Attractiveness of Non-contact and Combative Athletes' Facial Pictures

• Authors: Petr Vajda , Kateřina Strašilová , Zdenko Reguli
• Languages of publication: EN

Keywords

sexual habits; risky sexual behavior; prevention; sexually transmitted illnesses

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research
• Year: 2019
• Volume: 81
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 75-86

Contributors

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Petr Vajda

• Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic

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Kateřina Strašilová

• Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic

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Zdenko Reguli

• Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/pcssr-2019-0006