A review of psychological outcomes and suicide in aesthetic breast augmentation

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 401-408

  Rohrich, Rod J ^a   Adams Jr , William P ^a   Potter, Jason K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY IMAGE; BREAST AUGMENTATION; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; CONTENT VALIDITY; DEMOGRAPHY; ESTHETIC SURGERY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; SUICIDE; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL RISK; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS;

HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; SUICIDE;

EID: 33847030425     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000245342.06662.00     Document Type: Review

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