Adjustment issues related to bilateral prophylactic mastectomy in women at elevated risk of developing breast cancer

Plastic Surgical Nursing

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 33-38

  Fuller, Shauna ^a   Anderson, Rebecca Cogwell ^b  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology Medical   (United States)

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EID: 70349207711     PISSN: 07415206     EISSN: 15501841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PSN.0b013e31819970cc     Document Type: Article

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