Effects of bilateral breast reduction on anxiety and depression: Results of a prospective randomised trial

Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 19-23

  Iwuagwu, O C ^a   Stanley, P W ^b   Platt, A J ^b   Drew, P J ^a   Walker, L G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b CASTLE HILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Breast reduction; Depression; Reduction mammaplasty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREAST HYPERTROPHY; BREAST REDUCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL CLASS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANXIETY; BREAST; BREAST DISEASES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; MAMMAPLASTY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 31544467879     PISSN: 02844311     EISSN: 11013923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02844310500415335     Document Type: Article

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