Influences on decision-making for undergoing plastic surgery: A mental models and quantitative assessment

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 907-916

  Darisi, Tanya ^a,b   Thorne, Sarah ^a   Iacobelli, Carolyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b Decision Partners   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONSULTATION; DECISION MAKING; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERCEPTION; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ASPECT; SURGEON; WELLBEING;

EID: 24644468517     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000177691.81162.e5     Document Type: Review

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