Outpatient mastectomy and breast reconstructive surgery

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1032-1039

  Bian, John ^a   Krontiras, Helen ^b   Allison, Jeroan ^c  

^a ATLANTA VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGERY; BREAST CANCER; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CANCER STAGING; COMORBIDITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; EARLY CANCER; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; MEDICARE;

AGED; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MAMMAPLASTY; MASTECTOMY; MEDICARE; SEER PROGRAM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 40549137782     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: 15344681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1245/s10434-007-9762-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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