Satisfaction and quality of life in women who undergo breast surgery: A qualitative study

BMC Women's Health

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Klassen, Anne F ^a   Pusic, Andrea L ^b   Scott, Amie ^b   Klok, Jennifer ^c   Cano, Stefan J ^d  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST AUGMENTATION; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; BREAST REDUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEXUAL FUNCTION; WELLBEING; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FITNESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66749181642     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726874     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6874-9-11     Document Type: Article

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