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. 1999 Jul;53(7):440–441. doi: 10.1136/jech.53.7.440

Contrasting evidence of the effectiveness of cosmetic surgery from two health related quality of life measures

A Klassen, R Fitzpatrick, C Jenkinson, T Goodacre
PMCID: PMC1756926  PMID: 10492741

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