Minimally invasive aesthetic procedures: Perform them or face practice "phase out"

Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 295-297

  Keller, Gregory S ^a  

^a UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECISION MAKING; ESTHETICS; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NOTE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; ESTHETICS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 34547444640     PISSN: 15212491     EISSN: 15383660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archfaci.9.4.295     Document Type: Note

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