Reduction mammaplasty: A prospective study of symptom relief and alterations of skin sensibility

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 103-110

  Harbo, Sverre O ^a,b   Jørum, Ellen ^a   Roald, Helge E ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST AREOLA; BREAST REDUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; NIPPLE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN SENSITIVITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOM; TOUCH;

EID: 0037215569     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-200301000-00017     Document Type: Article

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