David C G Sainsbury1. 1. Specialty Registrar Plastic Surgery, Northern Deanery, United Kingdom.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To provide the wound care practitioner with a framework for managing altered body image. TARGET AUDIENCE: This continuing education activity is intended for physicians and nurses with an interest in skin and wound care. OBJECTIVES: After reading this article and taking this test, the reader should be able to: 1. Describe theories and research relating to normal and altered body image. 2. Discuss the effect of facial burns on body image.
PURPOSE: To provide the wound care practitioner with a framework for managing altered body image. TARGET AUDIENCE: This continuing education activity is intended for physicians and nurses with an interest in skin and wound care. OBJECTIVES: After reading this article and taking this test, the reader should be able to: 1. Describe theories and research relating to normal and altered body image. 2. Discuss the effect of facial burns on body image.
Authors: Anuja K Antony; Katherine Rodby; Matthew K Tobin; Megan I O'Connor; Russell K Pearl; Luisa A DiPietro; Warren C Breidenbach; Amelia M Bartholomew Journal: Front Immunol Date: 2013-07-09 Impact factor: 7.561