Rhinoplasty for African American patients: A retrospective review of 75 cases

Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 232-236

  Slupchynskyj, Oleh ^a   Gieniusz, Marzena ^a,b  

^a Aesthetic Facial Surgeiy Center of New York and New Jersey   (United States)

^b Aesthetic Facial Surgery Center of New York and New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGRO; NOSE; NOSE RECONSTRUCTION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; SELF CONCEPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RHINOPLASTY; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 48349117867     PISSN: 15212491     EISSN: 15383660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archfaci.10.4.232     Document Type: Article

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