Reduction mammaplasty is a functional operation, improving quality of life in symptomatic women: A prospective, single-center breast reduction outcome study

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 110, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1644-1652

  Chao, Jerome D ^a   Memmel, Heidi C ^a   Redding, John F ^a   Egan, Linda ^a   Odom, Linda C ^a   Casas, Laurie A ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Glenbrook Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BREAST HYPERPLASIA; BREAST MALFORMATION; BREAST REDUCTION; BREAST SURGERY; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0036904187     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-200212000-00003     Document Type: Article

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