A prospective study of patients undergoing breast reduction surgery: Health-related quality of life and clinical outcomes

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 13-26

  Thoma, Achilleas ^a   Sprague, Sheila ^a   Veltri, Karen ^a   Duku, Eric ^a   Furlong, William ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BREAST HYPERTROPHY; BREAST REDUCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHORT FORM 36; SURGICAL PATIENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; BREAST; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; MAMMAPLASTY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 34250785601     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000263370.94191.90     Document Type: Article

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