Psychological investigations in cosmetic surgery: A look back and a look ahead

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1136-1142

  Sarwer, David B ^a   Pertschuk, Michael J ^b   Wadden, Thomas A ^b   Whitaker, Linton A ^b  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; ESTHETIC SURGERY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM;

BODY IMAGE; COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 0031967524     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199804040-00040     Document Type: Article

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