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The Search for the Ideal Female Breast: A Nationally Representative United-States-Census Study

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    Bishara Atiyeh & Ahmad Oneisi

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Atiyeh, B., Oneisi, A. The Search for the Ideal Female Breast: A Nationally Representative United-States-Census Study. Aesth Plast Surg 47 (Suppl 1), 15–17 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-022-02804-y

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