Mastectomy patients' decision-making for or against immediate breast reconstruction

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 106-115

  Harcourt, Diana ^a   Rumsey, Nichola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MULTICENTER STUDY; PAIN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SCAR;

ADULT; AGED; BODY IMAGE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CICATRIX; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 1342347867     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.711     Document Type: Article

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