The psychological contribution of nipple addition in breast reconstruction

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 1987, Pages 699-704

  Wellisch, David K ^a,b,c   Schain, Wendy S ^a,b,c   Barrett Noone, R ^a,b,c   Little, John W ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; NIPPLE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BREAST; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGE; NIPPLES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURGERY, PLASTIC;

EID: 0023193122     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-198711000-00007     Document Type: Article

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