Counterfactual Thinking and Quality of Life among Women with Silicone Breast Implants

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 317-335

  Parker, Patricia A ^a   Middleton, Michael S ^b   Kulik, James A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Counterfactual thinking; Psychosocial adjustment; QOL; Silicone implants

Indexed keywords

SILICON; SILICONE GEL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; THINKING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS FAILURE;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST IMPLANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SAMPLING STUDIES; SILICONE GELS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; THINKING;

EID: 0036675195     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015828914643     Document Type: Article

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