Long-term results and patient satisfaction with reduction mammaplasty

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 370-377

  Makki, A S ^a,b   Ghanem, A A ^a  

^a HAMAD MEDICAL CORPORATION   (Qatar)

^b NONE   (Qatar)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST REDUCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0031682273     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000637-199810000-00004     Document Type: Article

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