Suicide among breast cancer patients who have had reconstructive surgery: A population-based study [3]

Psychosomatics

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 178-179

  Polednak, Anthony P ^a  

^a CDC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL DEATH; BREAST CANCER; BREAST PROSTHESIS; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CANCER PATIENT; CAUSE OF DEATH; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK; SILICONE PROSTHESIS; SUICIDE;

EID: 33847608815     PISSN: 00333182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.psy.48.2.178     Document Type: Letter

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