Impact of breast cancer surgery on the self-esteem and sexual life of female patients

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 182-188

  Markopoulos, C ^a   Tsaroucha, Alexandra K ^b,c   Kouskos, E ^a   Mantas, D ^a   Antonopoulou, Z ^a   Karvelis, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^c NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Breast reconstruction; Breast conserving surgery; Cosmetic assessment; Mastectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF ESTEEM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; BREAST TUMOR; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CONCEPT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 64149128636     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147323000903700122     Document Type: Article

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