The national utilization of immediate and early delayed breast reconstruction and the effect of sociodemographic factors

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 695-703

  Alderman, Amy K ^a,b,c,d   McMahon Jr , Laurence ^a,b,c,d   Wilkins, Edwin G ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; AUTOGRAFT; BREAST CARCINOMA; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; NEGRO; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SELF CONCEPT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BREAST IMPLANTS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, DUCTAL, BREAST; CARCINOMA, INTRADUCTAL, NONINFILTRATING; CARCINOMA, LOBULAR; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; SURGICAL FLAPS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 0037314555     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000041438.50018.02     Document Type: Article

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