Utilization and regional variation of breast reconstruction in Canada [6]

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 338-339

  Baxter, Nancy ^a   Goel, Vivek ^a   Semple, John L ^a  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CANADA; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MASTECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CANADA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; ONTARIO; SINGLE-PAYER SYSTEM; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 13244262618     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000146066.15887.79     Document Type: Letter

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