Facing the consequences of facial transplantation: Individual choices, social effects

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 37-39

  Goering, Sara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY IMAGE; DECISION MAKING; ESTHETICS; ETHICS; FACE; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; NOTE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

BODY IMAGE; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; ESTHETICS; FACE; HUMANS; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 28244438419     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265160490496714     Document Type: Note

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