Aesthetic breast surgery: Consulting for the future-Proposals for improving doctor-patient interactions

Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 388-394

  Hedén, Per ^a   Adams Jr , William P ^b   Maxwell, Patrick ^c   Nava, Maurizio ^d   Scheflan, Michael ^e   Stan, Constantin ^a  

^a Akademikliniken   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Fondazione Istituto Nazionale Dei Tumori di Milano ^*

^d NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^e Clinical Medical Service   (Romania)

Author keywords

Breast surgery; Consultation process; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CONSULTATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; TRUST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY IMAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TREATMENT REFUSAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67249085089     PISSN: 0364216X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00266-009-9329-9     Document Type: Article

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