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COVID-19 Infection or Buttock Injections? The Dangers of Aesthetics and Socializing During a Pandemic Cover

COVID-19 Infection or Buttock Injections? The Dangers of Aesthetics and Socializing During a Pandemic

Open Access
|Feb 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jccm-2021-0043 | Journal eISSN: 2393-1817 | Journal ISSN: 2393-1809
Language: English
Page range: 49 - 54
Submitted on: Apr 14, 2021
Accepted on: Nov 20, 2021
Published on: Feb 9, 2022
Published by: University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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