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Ethical Issues in Considering Transsexual Surgeries as Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

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Latham, J. Ethical Issues in Considering Transsexual Surgeries as Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. Aesth Plast Surg 37, 648–649 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-013-0100-x

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