Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 63, Issue 12 , Pages 1982-1989 , December 2010

Concealment, depression and poor quality of life in patients with congenital facial anomalies

  • So-Young Lim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Dongsoo Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Depression Center, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Kap Sung Oh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Bora Nam

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Depression Center, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Sa-Ik Bang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Goo-Hyun Mun

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Jai-Kyong Pyon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Ji-Hae Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Depression Center, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Se Chang Yoon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Depression Center, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Hyo-Seok Song

      Affiliations

    • Department of Social Work, Samsung Medical Center, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Hong Jin Jeon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Depression Center, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Psychiatry, Depression Center, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, #50 Irwon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-710, Republic of Korea. Tel.: +82 2 3410 3586; fax: +82 2 3410 0050.

Received 1 October 2009 ,Accepted 23 January 2010.

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☆ This study was supported by the Samsung Medical Center Clinical Research Development Program grant (CRDP), #CRS109-16-1.

☆☆ The manuscripts are original and have not been published elsewhere. All authors approve of the submission.

PII: S1748-6815(10)00069-0

doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2010.01.034

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 63, Issue 12 , Pages 1982-1989 , December 2010

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