Diagnosing culture: Body dysmorphic disorder and cosmetic surgery

Body and Society

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 73-93

  Heyes, Cressida J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomedical ethics; Disciplinary power; Foucault; Mental disorder; Psychiatric diagnosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 77049120182     PISSN: 1357034X     EISSN: 14603632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1357034X09347222     Document Type: Article

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