Risks and opportunities for plastic surgeons in a widening cosmetic medicine market: Future demand, consumer preferences, and trends in practitioners' services

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 121, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1787-1792

  D'Amico, Richard A ^b   Saltz, Renato ^a   Rohrich, Rod J ^b   Kinney, Brian ^b   Haeck, Phillip ^b   Gold, Alan H ^b   Singer, Robert ^b   Jewell, Mark L ^b   Eaves III, Felmont ^b  

^a Saltz Plastic Surgery and Spa Vitória   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSUMER; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SERVICE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DATA COLLECTION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FORECASTING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGERY, PLASTIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 43149103908     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e31816c3c49     Document Type: Article

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