Socioeconomic and geographic differences in immediate reconstruction after mastectomy in the United States

Breast Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 339-346

  Wexelman, Barbara ^a   Schwartz, Jamie A ^a   Lee, David ^a   Estabrook, Alison ^a   Ma, Aye Moe Thu ^a  

^a ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

disparities; geographic; immediate breast reconstruction; socioeconomic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST IMPLANT; BREAST TISSUE EXPANDER; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GEOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; ECONOMICS; ETHNOLOGY; HISPANIC; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SURGICAL FLAPS;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MAMMAPLASTY; MASTECTOMY; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURGICAL FLAPS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84903726872     PISSN: 1075122X     EISSN: 15244741     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tbj.12274     Document Type: Article

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