Psychosexual function in women who have undergone reduction mammaplasty

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 116, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1306-1313

  Cerovac, Sonja ^a   Ali, Farida S ^a   Blizard, Robert ^a   Lloyd, Geoffrey ^a   Butler, Peter E M ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREAST HYPERPLASIA; BREAST REDUCTION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIPPLE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSEXUAL DISORDER; SATISFACTION; SEXUAL FUNCTION;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MIDDLE AGED; NIPPLES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 26844546171     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000181698.26280.42     Document Type: Article

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