Prevalence of body dysmorphic features in patients undergoing cosmetic procedures at the National Skin Centre, Singapore

Dermatology

Volumn 219, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 295-298

  Hsu, C ^a   Ali Juma, H ^a   Goh, C L ^a  

^a NATIONAL SKIN CENTRE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Body dysmorphic disorder; Cosmetic dermatology; Laser surgery; Psychocutaneous disorders; Psychodermatology

Indexed keywords

ACNE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDER; CHLOASMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTHETIC SURGERY; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; LENTIGINOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OTA NEVUS; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PIGMENT DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCAR; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SINGAPORE; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 72449180826     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000228329     Document Type: Article

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