Sociodemographics, referral patterns, and internet use for decision-making in microsurgical breast reconstruction

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1087-1094

  Matros, Evan ^a   Yueh, Janet H ^a   Bar Meir, Eran D ^a   Slavin, Sumner A ^a   Tobias, Adam M ^a   Lee, Bernard T ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; BREAST TUMOR; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MASTECTOMY; METHODOLOGY; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PLASTIC SURGERY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ADULT; BREAST IMPLANTS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INTERNET; MAMMAPLASTY; MASTECTOMY; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PREFERENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 77951070469     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181d0ab63     Document Type: Article

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