Specifically requesting surgical tattoo removal: Are deep personal motivations involved?

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 685-689

  Koljonen, V ^a   Kluger, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MOTIVATION; OCCUPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SATISFACTION; SCAR; SELF CONCEPT; SKIN SURGERY; SOCIAL ASPECT; SURGICAL TATTOO REMOVAL; TATTOOING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TATTOOING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053454504     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2011.04146.x     Document Type: Review

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