Motivating factors for seeking cosmetic surgery: A synthesis of the literature

Plastic Surgical Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 177-182

  Haas, Cynthia Figueroa ^a,b   Champion, Angela ^a   Secor, Danielle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY IMAGE; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ESTHETICS; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; MOTIVATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PLASTIC SURGERY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

BEAUTY; BODY IMAGE; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; MOTIVATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL VALUES; SURGERY, PLASTIC; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 61549119801     PISSN: 07415206     EISSN: 15501841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PSN.0b013e31818ea832     Document Type: Article

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