Differences between women who have and have not undergone breast reconstruction after mastectomy due to breast cancer

Acta Oncologica

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 174-179

  Fallbjörk, Ulrika ^a   Karlsson, Stig ^a   Salander, Pär ^a   Rasmussen, Birgit H ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE AFTER MASTECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; BODY IMAGE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 76649143745     PISSN: 0284186X     EISSN: 1651226X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02841860903490069     Document Type: Article

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