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Body Alteration

Body Alteration is a scholarly construct within the field of body studies that denotes deliberate, culturally mediated modifications to the human body’s form or function, distinguished from natural physiological changes by intentional intervention for symbolic, aesthetic, or identity-related purposes.

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256

Authors

135

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2017–2026

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Publications

127

EMOTIONS AND BODILY CHANGES

H. FLANDERS DUNBAR · The American Journal of the Medical Sciences · 1935 · 363 citations

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Stolen Bodies, Reclaimed Bodies: Disability and Queerness

Eli Clare · Public Culture · 2001 · 222 citations

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ENHANCEMENT TECHNOLOGIES AND THE BODY

Linda F. Hogle · Annual Review of Anthropology · 2005 · 172 citations

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Mapping Reflexive Body Techniques: On Body Modification and Maintenance

Nick Crossley · Body & Society · 2005 · 162 citations · Full text

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Remaking the body: rehabilitation and change

Choice Reviews Online · 1999 · 146 citations

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Authors

256

  1. RM
    RobertL. Moody

    2 publications · 46 citations

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  2. KY
    Koji Yoshimura

    Takeda (Japan), Japan

    2 publications · 21 citations

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  3. AH
    Andreas Hinz

    Leipzig University, Germany

    2 publications · 116 citations

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  4. FF
    Francesca Frassinetti

    University of Bologna, Italy

    2 publications · 187 citations

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  5. LF
    Linda F. Hogle

    University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States

    2 publications · 199 citations

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Institutions

135

  1. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    3 h-index

    14 publications

    823 citations

  2. Carnegie Observatories

    Pasadena, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    112 citations

  3. Carnegie Institution for Science

    Washington, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    112 citations

  4. Leipzig University

    Leipzig, Germany

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    116 citations

  5. Tohoku University

    Sendai, Japan

    2 h-index

    14 publications

    147 citations

  6. University of Genoa

    Genoa, Italy

    2 h-index

    11 publications

    493 citations

  7. Kurashiki Central Hospital

    Kurashiki, Japan

    2 h-index

    14 publications

    147 citations

  8. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    2 h-index

    8 publications

    329 citations

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Venues

  1. PubMed

    Repository · 9 publications · 159 citations

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  2. Body & Society

    5 publications · 412 citations

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  3. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 4 publications · 429 citations

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  4. British Journal of Nursing

    BJN · 3 publications · 49 citations

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  5. Journal of Consulting Psychology

    2 publications · 57 citations

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