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Determinants of Physique

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 February 2018

J. I. Cohen
J. I. Cohen*
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University College, London
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I. Males.

(i) Object of the Inquiry.

This paper gives some first results of an investigation into types of physique and into the alleged relation between physique and temperament. The problem here is to try to discover a method of measuring the tendencies to a particular bodily build that may be present in certain individuals.

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Part I.—Original Articles
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Journal of Mental Science , Volume 84 , Issue 350-351 , May 1938 , pp. 495 - 512
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1938 

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