Motivations for breast surgery: A qualitative comparison study of breast reconstruction, augmentation, and reduction patients

Breast Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 666-667

  Rubin, R ^a   Rubin, Lisa R ^a   Klassen, Anne ^b   Cano, Stefan J ^c   Hurley, Karen ^d   Pusic, Andrea L ^d  

^a NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b University Hamilton   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST AUGMENTATION; BREAST CANCER; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; BREAST REDUCTION; BREAST SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; ESTHETIC SURGERY; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MOTIVATION; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; SELF ESTEEM; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION;

EID: 70449625553     PISSN: 1075122X     EISSN: 15244741     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4741.2009.00820.x     Document Type: Letter

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