Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 61, Issue 1 , Pages 37-40 , January 2008

A study of the personal use of digital photography within plastic surgery

Received 2 April 2006 ,Accepted 8 February 2007.

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☆ Presented at BAPS summer meeting, July 2005.

PII: S1748-6815(07)00355-5

doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2007.02.033

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 61, Issue 1 , Pages 37-40 , January 2008

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