Choosing observers for evaluation of aesthetic results in breast cancer conservative treatment

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 879-881

  Cardoso, Maria João ^a,d   Santos, Ana Cristina ^c   Cardoso, Jaime ^b   Barros, Henrique ^c   Cardoso De Oliveira, Manuel ^a  

^a University of Porto   (Portugal)

^b Porto School of Nursing   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Aesthetic result; Breast cancer; Conservative treatment; Observers; Subjective evaluation

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; DISEASES; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PATIENT TREATMENT;

AESTHETICS; BREAST CANCER; BREAST CANCER CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT;

ONCOLOGY;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST SURGERY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTHETICS; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; OBSERVER VARIATION;

EID: 13844267356     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2004.06.257     Document Type: Article

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