Aesthetic outcomes in breast conservation therapy

Aesthetic Surgery Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 165-170

  Wang, Howard T ^a   Barone, Constance M ^a   Steigelman, Megan B ^a   Kahlenberg, Morton ^a   Rousseau, Dennis ^a   Berger, Jamie ^a   Daum, Allison ^a   Ortegon, Delio P ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; BREAST SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTHETIC SURGERY; HUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BODY IMAGE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MASTECTOMY, SEGMENTAL; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 41149087323     PISSN: 1090820X     EISSN: 1527330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asj.2007.12.001     Document Type: Article

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