Prospective analysis of psychosocial outcomes after breast reconstruction: Cross-cultural comparisons of 1-year postoperative results

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 503-508

  Mullan, M H ^a   Wilkins, E G ^a   Goldfarb, S ^a   Lowery, J C ^b   Smith, D M ^b   Wickman, M ^c   Sandelin, K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b VA Center for Practice Management and Outcomes Research   (United States)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Breast reconstruction; Expander implant; Nationality; Psychosocial function; SF 36; TRAM flap

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT T TEST; SWEDEN; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST IMPLANTATION; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CANADA; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MASTECTOMY; MENTAL HEALTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURGICAL FLAPS; SWEDEN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33947583269     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2005.10.033     Document Type: Article

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