The importance of aesthetics in body dysmorphic disorder

CNS Spectrums

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 429-431

  Veale, David M ^a   Lambrou, Christina ^a  

^a Southgate   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDER; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTION; ESTHETICS; HUMAN; MUSIC; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0036592252     PISSN: 10928529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1092852900017922     Document Type: Article

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