Comparing the Body Esteem of Pediatric Survivors of Burn Injury With the Body Esteem of an Age-Matched Comparison Group Without Burns

Rehabilitation Psychology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 370-379

  Lawrence, John W ^a   Rosenberg, Laura E ^b,c   Fauerbach, James A ^d  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Shriners Burns Hospital   (United States)

^c University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescents; body image; burns; children; disfigurement

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY ESTEEM SCALE FOR ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS; BODY IMAGE; BURN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEFORMITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEIVED STIGMATIZATION QUESTIONNAIRE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCAR FORMATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF ESTEEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; SOCIAL COMFORT QUESTIONNAIRE; SURVIVOR; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 37649005397     PISSN: 00905550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0090-5550.52.4.370     Document Type: Article

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