Toward understanding women who request removal of silicone breast implants

Breast Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 246-251

  Roberts, Cleora S ^a   Wells, Karen E ^a   Walden, Katherine ^a  

^a H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Psychological motivation; Silicone breast implants

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST AUGMENTATION; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SILICONE PROSTHESIS;

EID: 0032841585     PISSN: 1075122X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1524-4741.1999.98115.x     Document Type: Article

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