Reduction mammaplasty: An outcome study

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 875-883

  Schnur, Paul L ^a   Schnur, David P ^b   Petty, Paul M ^b   Hanson, Toni J ^b   Weaver, Amy L ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST HYPERTROPHY; BREAST REDUCTION; COST; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030884034     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199709001-00008     Document Type: Article

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