Perfectionism and thoughts about having cosmetic surgery performed

Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 244-257

  Sherry, Simon B ^a   Hewitt, Paul L ^b   Lee Baggley, Dayna L ^b   Flett, Gordon L ^c   Besser, Avi ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d SAPIR ACADEMIC COLLEGE   (Israel)

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EID: 24144465103     PISSN: 10712089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-9861.2004.tb00103.x     Document Type: Article

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