Clinics in Dermatology
Volume 25, Issue 4 , Pages 407-411 , July 2007

Body piercing: where and how

  • Michael Waugh, FRCP

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    • Corresponding Author InformationTel.: +44 113 256 5255; fax: +44 113 256 5255.

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PII: S0738-081X(07)00100-9

doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2007.05.018

Clinics in Dermatology
Volume 25, Issue 4 , Pages 407-411 , July 2007