The ethnic divide in breast reconstruction: A review of the current literature and directions for future research

Cancer Treatment Reviews

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 362-367

  Nelson, Jonas A ^a   Nelson, Priscilla ^a   Tchou, Julia ^a   Serletti, Joseph M ^a   Wu, Liza C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autologous; Breast reconstruction; Disparity; Ethnicity; Implant; Race; Review

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ASIAN; BREAST CANCER; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CANCER REGISTRY; CAUCASIAN; CULTURAL FACTOR; DECISION MAKING; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MASTECTOMY; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; REVIEW;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MASTECTOMY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84861182632     PISSN: 03057372     EISSN: 15321967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2011.12.011     Document Type: Review

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