Self- and social perception of physical appearance in chest wall deformity

Body Image

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 246-252

  Krille, Stefanie ^a   Müller, Astrid ^b   Steinmann, Cornelia ^a   Reingruber, Bertram ^c   Weber, Peter ^a,c   Martin, Alexandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^c Klinik St Hedwig   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chest wall deformity; Pectus carinatum; Pectus excavatum; Perception correlates; Physical appearance rating

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FUNNEL CHEST; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM MALFORMATION; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; THORAX WALL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY IMAGE; FUNNEL CHEST; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL ABNORMALITIES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; THORACIC WALL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858749790     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2012.01.005     Document Type: Article

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