Management of Patient Dissatisfaction with Cosmetic Surgery

Facial Plastic Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue , 1995, Pages 99-104

  Adamson, Peter A ^a   Kraus, Warren M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSULTATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPATHY; ESTHETIC SURGERY; EXPECTATION; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTIVATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT SELECTION; PHOBIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; REVIEW; STRESS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0029119687     PISSN: 07366825     EISSN: 10988793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1064525     Document Type: Article

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