The commercialization of plastic surgery

Aesthetic Surgery Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1065-1068

  Swanson, Eric ^a  

^a Private Practice   (United States)

Author keywords

commercial; commercialization; commodity; plastic surgery

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; COSMETIC; LIDOCAINE;

ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONSULTATION; DEVICES; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG FATALITY; ESTHETIC SURGERY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INCOME; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MARKETING; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICAL PROCEDURES; MEDICAL SERVICE; MEDICAL STUDENT; MEDICINE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLASTIC SURGEON; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCEDURES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPONSIBILITY; SEDATION; SELF ESTEEM; STANDARD;

COMMERCIAL; COMMERCIALIZATION; COMMODITY; PLASTIC SURGERY;

ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGERY, PLASTIC;

EID: 84885041032     PISSN: 1090820X     EISSN: 1527330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1090820X13500049     Document Type: Article

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