Whose identity is it anyway?

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 44-45

  Kovacs, Jozsef ^a  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPUTATION; AUTOMUTILATION; BODY IMAGE; DISABLED PERSON; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ETHICS; FRUSTRATION; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; LIVING DONOR; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; NOTE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

AMPUTATION; AMPUTEES; BODY IMAGE; DISABLED PERSONS; FRUSTRATION; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; LIVING DONORS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; SELF MUTILATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 60849100818     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265160802617886     Document Type: Note

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