Media-bodies and screen-births: Cosmetic surgery reality television

Continuum

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 515-524

  Jones, Meredith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 77955370021     PISSN: 10304312     EISSN: 14693666     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10304310802189998     Document Type: Review

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