Chronic headaches/migraines: Extending indications for breast reduction

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 44-49

  Ducic, Ivica ^a   Iorio, Matthew L ^a   Al Attar, Ali ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BREAST; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHY; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRAINE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; BREAST; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; MAMMAPLASTY; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75149188386     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181c2a63f     Document Type: Article

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