Cosmetic surgery for people with learning disabilities: considerations for adult protect practice.

This paper explores the ethical issues surrounding the use of cosmetic surgery for and by people with learning disabilities. Although such interventions are less common in Britain than in the US, there is a growing interest in the use of cosmetic surgery to correct perceived defects in appearance an...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Adult Protection Vol. 4; no. 2; pp. 9 - 21
Main Author: Cambridge P
Format: Journal Article
Published: Emerald Publishing Limited 2002 May
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