Recovery after transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap breast reconstruction surgery

Oncology Nursing Forum

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 189-196

  Dell, Deena Damsky ^a,b   Weaver, Carolyn ^a,b   Kozempel, Jeannie ^a,b   Barsevick, Andrea ^a,b  

^a Nursing Research

^b FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; BREAST TUMOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PLASTIC SURGERY; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MIDDLE AGED; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RECTUS ABDOMINIS; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 46749129053     PISSN: 0190535X     EISSN: 15380688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/08.ONF.189-196     Document Type: Article

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