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Vancouver

Niya NM, Kazemi M, Abazari F, Ahmadi F. Personal motivations of Iranian men and women in making decision to do face cosmetic surgery: A qualitative study. ELECTRON J GEN MED. 2018;15(3):em29. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/86192

APA

Niya, N. M., Kazemi, M., Abazari, F., & Ahmadi, F. (2018). Personal motivations of Iranian men and women in making decision to do face cosmetic surgery: A qualitative study. Electronic Journal of General Medicine, 15(3), em29. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/86192

AMA

Niya NM, Kazemi M, Abazari F, Ahmadi F. Personal motivations of Iranian men and women in making decision to do face cosmetic surgery: A qualitative study. ELECTRON J GEN MED. 2018;15(3), em29. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/86192

Chicago

Niya, Nahid Mozaffari, Majid Kazemi, Farokh Abazari, and Fazlollah Ahmadi. "Personal motivations of Iranian men and women in making decision to do face cosmetic surgery: A qualitative study". Electronic Journal of General Medicine 2018 15 no. 3 (2018): em29. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/86192

Harvard

Niya, N. M., Kazemi, M., Abazari, F., and Ahmadi, F. (2018). Personal motivations of Iranian men and women in making decision to do face cosmetic surgery: A qualitative study. Electronic Journal of General Medicine, 15(3), em29. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/86192

MLA

Niya, Nahid Mozaffari et al. "Personal motivations of Iranian men and women in making decision to do face cosmetic surgery: A qualitative study". Electronic Journal of General Medicine, vol. 15, no. 3, 2018, em29. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/86192