Women's Health Issues
Volume 18, Issue 6 , Pages 463-470 , November 2008

Representations of Cosmetic Surgery and Emotional Health in Women's Magazines in Canada

  • Andrea N. Polonijo, BA

      Affiliations

    • Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Andrea N. Polonijo, BA, 2249 West 51 Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6P 1E7 Canada
    • ,
  • Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MA, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Sociology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Received 8 September 2007 ,Revised 10 July 2008 ,Accepted 16 July 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2008.07.004

Women's Health Issues
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