The mirror effect on social media self-perceived beauty and its implications for cosmetic surgery

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2016, Pages

  Oranges, Carlo M ^a   Schaefer, Kristin M ^a   Gohritz, Andreas ^a   Haug, Martin ^a   Schaefer, Dirk J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

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EID: 85042228382     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21697574     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000001088     Document Type: Note

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