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Review
. 2006 Feb;32(2):110-3.
doi: 10.1136/jme.2005.013599.

The promise and predicament of cosmetic neurology

A Chatterjee  1
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Review

The promise and predicament of cosmetic neurology

A Chatterjee. J Med Ethics. 2006 Feb.

Abstract

Advances in cognitive neuroscience make cosmetic neurology in some form inevitable and will give rise to extremely difficult ethical issues

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