Assessing the clinical effectiveness of breast reconstruction through patient-reported outcome measures

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 323-325

  Winters, Z E ^a   Thomson, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79251492373     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.7381     Document Type: Article

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