The psychology of cosmetic surgery: A review and reconceptualization

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-22

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

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

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY IMAGE; ESTHETIC SURGERY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MENTAL DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; REVIEW; SATISFACTION;

EID: 0031975548     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-7358(97)00047-0     Document Type: Article

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