Body piercing practices and attitudes among college students
✍ Scribed by Cindy M. Schorzman; Melanie A. Gold; Pamela J. Murray; Julie Downs
- Book ID
- 116592641
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 44 KB
- Volume
- 36
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1054-139X
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