Long-term patient satisfaction with cosmetic outcome of minor cutaneous surgery

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 102-105

  Kearney, Christopher R ^a,b   Holme, S Alexander ^a   Burden, A David ^a   McHenry, Pamela ^a  

^a WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b SKIN AND CANCER FOUNDATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cosmetic appearance; Dermatological surgery; Surgical scars; Surgical wounds

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTHETIC SURGERY; EXCISION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN SCAR; SKIN SURGERY; SKIN TUMOR; SURGICAL WOUND; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN DISEASES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINOR; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0035024030     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-0960.2001.00504.x     Document Type: Article

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