Measuring Patient Outcomes in Breast Augmentation: Introducing the BREAST-Q© Augmentation Module

Clinics in Plastic Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 23-32

  Pusic, Andrea L ^a   Reavey, Patrick L ^a   Klassen, Anne F ^b   Scott, Amie ^a   McCarthy, Colleen ^a   Cano, Stefan J ^c  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Augmentation mammaplasty; Outcomes; Patient satisfaction; Quality of life; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

BREAST AUGMENTATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56849124139     PISSN: 00941298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cps.2008.07.005     Document Type: Review

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