Effect of augmentation mammaplasty on breast sensation

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 73-83

  Okwueze, Martina I ^a   Spear, Marcia E ^a   Zwyghuizen, Andrew M ^a   Braün, Stéphane A ^a   Ajmal, Nadeem ^a   Nanney, Lillian B ^a   Hagan, Kevin F ^a   Wolfort, Sean F ^a   Shack, R Bruce ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST AUGMENTATION; BREAST FEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SKIN SENSATION; SKIN SENSITIVITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; BREAST; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; METHODOLOGY; NIPPLE; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENSATION;

ADULT; BREAST; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; NIPPLES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENSATION;

EID: 33644859354     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000191202.19657.6d     Document Type: Article

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