Comparing five alternative methods of breast reconstruction surgery: A cost-effectiveness analysis

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 132, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Grover, Ritwik ^a   Padula, William V ^b   Van Vliet, Michael ^b   Ridgway, Emily B ^b  

^a not available   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; BREAST TUMOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION TREE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MASTECTOMY; METHODOLOGY; SURGICAL FLAPS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; PROCEDURES;

BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION TREES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MASTECTOMY; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 84887291258     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3182a48b10     Document Type: Article

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