Quality of Life and Facial Trauma
Levine E, Degutis L, Pruzinsky T, Shin J, Persing JA. Quality of Life and Facial Trauma. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 2005, 54: 502-510. PMID: 15838211, DOI: 10.1097/01.sap.0000155282.48465.94.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAlcoholismBody ImageDepressionFacial InjuriesFemaleHumansMarriageMiddle AgedQuality of LifeRetrospective StudiesStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticUnemploymentConceptsHigh incidenceFacial traumaPosttraumatic stress disorderStudy groupBinge drinkingStress disorderSignificant lower satisfactionHospital emergency departmentQuality of lifeFractured facial bonesBody imageOperative interventionEmergency departmentFacial lacerationsPsychologic impactRetrospective analysisInclusion criteriaHealthy individualsControl populationIncidenceMarital problemsTraumaFacial bonesAltered perceptionLower satisfaction