Cosmetic outcome of breast-conserving therapy in Chinese patients with early breast cancer

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 67, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 771-774

  Yeo, Winnie ^a   Kwan, W H ^a   Teo, P M L ^a   Leung, W T ^a   King, W ^a   Johnson, P J ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Breast conserving surgery; Carcinoma of the breast; Chinese; Cosmesis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MASTECTOMY; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SPOUSE;

EID: 0030663053     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1997.tb04577.x     Document Type: Article

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