A cross-sectional study of men with genital piercings

British Journal of Medical Practitioners

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 15-22

  Hogan, Lamicha ^a   Rinard, Katherine ^b   Young, Cathy ^c   Roberts, Alden E ^d   Armstrong, Myrna L ^a   Nelius, Thomas ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^d TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Male genital piercings; Need for uniqueness; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954746377     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17578515     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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