Problems in wearing external prosthesis after mastectomy and patient's desire for breast reconstruction

Scandinavian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 30-34

  Korvenoja, M L ^a,b   Smitten, K V ^a   Asko Seljavaara, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b PEIJAS HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Breast reconstruction; External prosthesis

Indexed keywords

EID: 29944435445     PISSN: 14574969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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