Discussion

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 63-64

  Sarwer, David B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b 10 Penn Tower ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY IMAGE; ESTHETIC SURGERY; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 33748680698     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000194924.62040.7f     Document Type: Note

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