Patient satisfaction with decision-making for breast cancer therapy

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 285-289

  Weiss, Stephen M ^a  

^a Polyclinic Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Breast conservation; Patient satisfaction; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MASTECTOMY; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASTECTOMY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

EID: 0030141333     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02306284     Document Type: Article

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