The hidden cost of skin scars: quality of life after skin scarring

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 61, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1049-1058

  Brown, B C ^a,b   McKenna, S P ^c   Siddhi, K ^c   McGrouther, D A ^a,b   Bayat, A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c GALEN RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atrophic or acne scars; Hypertrophic; Keloid disease; Quality of life; Skin scarring; Widespread or stretched scars

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCAR FORMATION; SKIN SCAR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CICATRIX; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 50649123751     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2008.03.020     Document Type: Article

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