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Standard Evaluation of the Patient: The Merz Scale

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Age may affect quality of life and psychological well-being. The development of globally accepted tools to assess these changes objectively is an essential contribution to aesthetic research and routine clinical medicine.

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Stella, E., Di Petrillo, A. (2014). Standard Evaluation of the Patient: The Merz Scale. In: Goisis, M. (eds) Injections in Aesthetic Medicine. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-5361-8_3

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