Effect of tobacco smoking on the incidence of flap necrosis after mastectomy;Konsekvens af tobaksrygning på incidens af randnekrose efter mastektomi

Ugeskrift for Laeger

Volumn 159, Issue 33, 1997, Pages 4974-4976

  Zimmermann Nielsen, Erik ^a,b   Dahl, Maj Britt ^a   Graversen, Hans Peder ^a  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; PATHOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RISK FACTOR; SCAR; SMOKING; WOUND HEALING;

CICATRIX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASTECTOMY, MODIFIED RADICAL; MASTECTOMY, SIMPLE; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SURGICAL FLAPS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0031564862     PISSN: 00415782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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