Quality of life and self-esteem after breast asymmetry surgery

Aesthetic Surgery Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 616-621

  Neto, Miguel Sabino ^a   da Silva, Ana Lucia Alves Lemos ^a   Garcia, Élvio Bueno ^a   Freire, Marcia ^a   Ferreira, Lydia ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMOTION; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; ROSENBERG SELF ESTEEM SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF ESTEEM; SHORT FORM 36;

EID: 36749104446     PISSN: 1090820X     EISSN: 1527330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asj.2007.09.002     Document Type: Article

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