Self-esteem and apparel satisfaction with appropriate clothing: Value of product attributes and support groups for mastectomy survivors

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 35-44

  Chowdhary, Usha ^a   Ryan, Lenoraann ^a  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BREAST TUMOR; CLOTHING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY IMAGE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CLOTHING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 1542435394     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pms.2003.97.1.35     Document Type: Article

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