Disfigurement: Psychosocial Impact and Coping
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Disfigurement: Psychosocial Impact and Coping
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عنوان ژورنال: The Open Dermatology Journal
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1874-3722
DOI: 10.2174/1874372200903010054