The effect of breast reconstruction surgery on body image among women after mastectomy: A meta-analysis

Breast Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 13-21

  Fang, Su Ying ^a   Shu, Bih Ching ^a   Chang, Ying Ju ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Body image; Breast cancer; Breast reconstruction; Mastectomy; Meta analysis; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

BODY BUILD; BODY IMAGE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CANCER RESEARCH; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MASTECTOMY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; STIGMA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

BODY IMAGE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MASTECTOMY, MODIFIED RADICAL; MASTECTOMY, SEGMENTAL;

EID: 84871817382     PISSN: 01676806     EISSN: 15737217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10549-012-2349-1     Document Type: Review

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