Cosmetic breast augmentation and suicide

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 164, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1006-1013

  Sarwer, David B ^a   Brown, Gregory K ^b   Evans, Dwight L ^b  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDER; BODY IMAGE DISSATISFACTION; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SUICIDE;

EID: 34547140663     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.2007.164.7.1006     Document Type: Review

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