Reduction mammaplasty: A review of managed care medical policy coverage criteria

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1092-1100

  Nguyen, Jesse T ^b   Wheatley, Michael J ^a   Schnur, Paul L ^b   Nguyen, Tuan A ^b   Winn, Shelley R ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BREAST REDUCTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INTERTRIGO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT INDICATION; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 42949138788     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000304238.43482.9c     Document Type: Review

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