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Original Articles

Cleaning Up the Dirty Work: Professionalization and the Management of Stigma in the Cosmetic Surgery and Tattoo Industries

Pages 149-167 | Received 13 Apr 2010, Accepted 30 Sep 2010, Published online: 10 Jan 2012

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