Body Dysmorphic Disorder and Aesthetic Surgery: Case Report
✍ Scribed by José R. Castelló; Jesús Barros; Alfonso Chinchilla
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 167 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-216X
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