Adults with congenital or acquired facial disfigurement: Impact of appearance on social functioning

Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 777-782

  Van Den Elzen, Marijke E P ^a   Versnel, Sarah L ^a   Hovius, Steven E R ^a   Passchier, Jan ^a,b   Duivenvoorden, Hugo J ^a   Mathijssen, Irene M J ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acquired; Appearance; Congenital; Disfigurement; Social functioning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL DISORDER; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FACE DEFORMITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STIGMA; STRESS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ASSERTIVENESS; BODY IMAGE; CRANIOFACIAL ABNORMALITIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTIONS; FACE; FACIAL INJURIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869506471     PISSN: 10105182     EISSN: 18784119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcms.2012.02.010     Document Type: Article

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