Long-term satisfaction and psychological and social function following bilateral prophylactic mastectomy

JAMA

Volumn 284, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 319-324

  Frost, Marlene H ^a   Schaid, Daniel J ^a   Sellers, Thomas A ^a   Slezak, Jeffrey M ^a   Arnold, Philip G ^a   Woods, John E ^a   Petty, Paul M ^a   Johnson, Joanne L ^a   Sitta, Diana L ^a   McDonnell, Shannon K ^a   Rummans, Teresa A ^a   Jenkins, Robert B ^a   Sloan, Jeff A ^a   Hartmann, Lynn C ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER RISK; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SELF ESTEEM; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL STATUS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0034686673     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.284.3.319     Document Type: Article

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