Psychological change after aesthetic plastic surgery: A prospective controlled outcome study

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 567-572

  Moss, Timothy P ^a   Harris, David L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Appearance; Plastic surgery; Prospective controlled trial; Surgical outcome

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EAR NOSE THROAT SURGERY; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; RATING SCALE;

ADULT; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGERY, PLASTIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449117724     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548500903112374     Document Type: Article

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