Does reconstructive breast surgery and breast-conserving therapy improve the quality of life?

Oncology Research and Treatment

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 118-121

  Neises, M ^a   Strittmatter, H J ^a  

^a MEDICAL FACULTY MANNHEIM HEIDELBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Operative procedures; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; PLASTIC SURGERY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW;

EID: 0030925716     PISSN: 22965270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000218910     Document Type: Article

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