Differences in breast shape preferences between plastic surgeons and patients seeking breast augmentation

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 312-320

  Hsia, Henry C ^b   Thomson, J Grant ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST AUGMENTATION; BREAST CONTOUR; BREAST SHAPE; BREAST SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MORPHOLOGY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SURGEON;

EID: 0037773358     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000066365.12348.A7     Document Type: Article

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