Breast volume determination in breast hypertrophy: An accurate method using two anthropomorphic measurements

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 313-320

  Sigurdson, Leif J ^a,b   Kirkland, Susan A ^a  

^a Division of Plastic Surgery   (Canada)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BREAST HYPERTROPHY; BREAST REDUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEASUREMENT; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ORGAN SIZE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY SIZE; BREAST; BREAST DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; ORGAN SIZE;

EID: 33746776927     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000227627.75771.5c     Document Type: Article

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