A breast reconstruction needs assessment: How does self-efficacy affect information access and preferences?

Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 37-42

  Lam, Andrea ^a   Secord, Scott ^b   Butler, Kate ^b   Hofer, Stefan O P ^b,d   Liu, Emily ^c   Metcalfe, Kelly A ^d   Zhong, Toni ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breast reconstruction; Information access and preferences; Qualitative; Selfefficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858980692     PISSN: 11952199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/229255031202000101     Document Type: Article

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