Comparison of Chinese and US orthodontists' averaged evaluations of "facial attractiveness" from end-of-treatment facial photographs

American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

Volumn 135, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 621-634

  Liu, Yan ^a   Korn, Edward L ^b   Oh, Hee Soo ^c   Pearson, Helmer ^d   Xu, Tian Min ^a   Baumrind, Sheldon ^e  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC   (United States)

^d RUTGERS SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^e SHOWA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DENTAL CARE; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; ORTHODONTICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BEAUTY; CHINA; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; ESTHETICS, DENTAL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ORTHODONTICS, CORRECTIVE; PHOTOGRAPHY, DENTAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 65249083991     PISSN: 08895406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2007.04.039     Document Type: Article

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