Perceived functional impact of abnormal facial appearance

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 111, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 2140-2146

  Rankin, Marlene ^b   Borah, Gregory L ^a  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EMPLOYABILITY; FACE INJURY; FACE MALFORMATION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; PUBLIC OPINION; RATING SCALE; SKIN SCAR; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL LIFE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOLUNTEER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CICATRIX; CRANIOFACIAL ABNORMALITIES; EMPLOYMENT; FACIAL INJURIES; FACIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INTELLIGENCE; JUDGMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 0038658775     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000060105.63335.0C     Document Type: Article

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