Male body depilation: Prevalence and associated features of body hair removal

Sex Roles

Volumn 52, Issue 9-10, 2005, Pages 637-644

  Boroughs, Michael ^a   Cafri, Guy ^a   Thompson, J Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Body image; Depilation; Hair; Men

Indexed keywords

EID: 23744448868     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-005-3731-9     Document Type: Review

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