The Incidence, Attitudes and Practices of the Removal of Pubic Hair as a Body Modification

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 12-14

  Bercaw Pratt, Jennifer L ^a   Santos, Xiomara M ^a   Sanchez, Judith ^a   Ayensu Coker, Leslie ^a   Nebgen, Denise R ^b   Dietrich, Jennifer E ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Body modification (nontherapeutic); Body piercing; Tattooing

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ADOLESCENT; ADRENARCHE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BODY MODIFICATION; BODY PIERCING; BREAST DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; GENITAL SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MENARCHE; PEER PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBIC HAIR REMOVAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TATTOOING; UPPER LIP;

ABDOMEN; ADOLESCENT; BODY PIERCING; CHILD; FEMALE; GROIN; HAIR REMOVAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIP; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TEXAS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855311190     PISSN: 10833188     EISSN: 18734332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2011.06.015     Document Type: Article

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