Determinants of patient satisfaction in postmastectomy breast reconstruction

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 769-776

  Alderman, Amy K ^a,b,c   Wilkins, Edwin G ^a,b   Lowery, Julie C ^a,b   Kim, Myra ^a,b   Davis, Jennifer A ^a,b  

^a VA Center for Practice Management and Outcomes Research ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSUMER; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANAGED CARE; MASTECTOMY; OBSERVER VARIATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; WELLBEING;

EID: 0033858260     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-200009020-00003     Document Type: Article

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