Psychological issues associated with breast augmentation

Issues in Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 377-382

  Figueroa Haas, Cynthia ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Department of Adult and Elderly Nursing ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT SELECTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

BODY IMAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MENTAL DISORDERS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PATIENT SELECTION; SUICIDE;

EID: 68249126208     PISSN: 01612840     EISSN: 10964673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01612840802488657     Document Type: Article

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