Perspective on reconstruction after mastectomy

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 183, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 562-565

  Baker, Carmen ^a   Johnson, Nathalie ^a   Nelson, Joanne ^a   Homer, Louis ^a   Walts, Deb ^a   Waldorf, Kathleen ^a   Boardman, Karen ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Mastectomy; Reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MASTECTOMY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSORY SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MAMMAPLASTY; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 0036276515     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(02)00836-X     Document Type: Article

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