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01-02-2022 | Commentary & Discussion

Rationality and Regulation Needed to Contain China’s Dangerous Infatuation with “Elf Ears”

Authors: Xia Chen, Ruhong Zhang, Qun Zhang, Zhicheng Xu, Feng Xu, Datao Li, Yiyuan Li

Published in: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery | Issue 1/2022

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Title: Rationality and Regulation Needed to Contain China’s Dangerous Infatuation with “Elf Ears”
Authors: Xia Chen
Ruhong Zhang
Qun Zhang
Zhicheng Xu
Feng Xu
Datao Li
Yiyuan Li
Publication date: 01-02-2022
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery / Issue 1/2022
Print ISSN: 0364-216X
Electronic ISSN: 1432-5241
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-021-02505-y

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