The Internet: What are our patients exposed to when considering breast reconstruction following mastectomy?

Breast

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 799-806

  Light, Amy ^a   Munro, Colin ^a   Breakey, William ^b   Critchley, Adam ^b  

^a SOUTH TYNESIDE DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast reconstruction; Decision making; Information provision; Internet

Indexed keywords

ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; MASTECTOMY; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PRIVATE PRACTICE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; MAMMAPLASTY; MASTECTOMY;

EID: 84921978237     PISSN: 09609776     EISSN: 15323080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2014.08.005     Document Type: Article

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