Clinical outcomes in reduction mammaplasty: A systematic review and meta-analysis of published studies

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 503-510

  Chadbourne, Elenie B ^a   Zhang, Shuhuan ^a   Gordon, Matthew J ^a   Ro, Eric Y ^a   Ross, Susan D ^a   Schnur, Paul L ^b   Schneider Redden, Petra R ^c  

^a MetaWorks Inc   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c American Society of Plastic Surgeons   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BREAST HYPERTROPHY; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; BREAST REDUCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PLASTIC SURGERY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0035026132     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/76.5.503     Document Type: Review

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