Women's perception of life following breast reduction: A phenomenological study

Plastic Surgical Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 85-92

  Woodman, Roberta ^a,b,d   Radzyminski, Sharon ^c  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Plastic Surgery Department   (United States)

^c CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; BODY IMAGE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MIDDLE AGED; OHIO; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 34250679640     PISSN: 07415206     EISSN: 15501841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PSN.0000278238.10835.55     Document Type: Article

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