Reduction mammaplasty is effective treatment according to two quality of life instruments. A prospective randomised clinical trial

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 61, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1472-1478

  Saariniemi, Kai M M ^a   Keranen, Ulla H ^b   Salminen Peltola, Paivi K ^b   Kuokkanen, Hannu O M ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b HYVINKÄÄ HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Breast hypertrophy; Breast reduction; Quality of life; Randomised clinical trial; RCT; Reduction mammaplasty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCE; ARTICLE; BREAST HYPERTROPHY; BREAST REDUCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHORT FORM 36; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; BREAST; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; MAMMAPLASTY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 55249094148     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2007.09.024     Document Type: Article

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