Public perception of plastic surgery

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 197-204

  De Blacam, Catherine ^a   Kilmartin, Darren ^a   Mc Dermott, Clodagh ^a   Kelly, Jack ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GALWAY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cosmetic surgery; General public; Perception; Plastic surgery

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINOPLASTY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST AUGMENTATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EAR RECONSTRUCTION; ESTHETIC SURGERY; EYELID RECONSTRUCTION; FACE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIKERT SCALE; LIP RECONSTRUCTION; LIPOSUCTION; MALE; NOSE RECONSTRUCTION; PATIENT CARE; PLASTIC SURGEON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC OPINION; RHYTIDOPLASTY; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN GRAFT; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; IRELAND; MIDDLE AGED; PLASTIC SURGERY; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGERY, PLASTIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84921516707     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: 18780539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2014.10.008     Document Type: Article

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