Measuring quality of life in women undergoing surgery for breast hypertrophy
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This paper was presented in part at the American Association of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Portland, Oregon, USA, May 18 to 21, 1997 and the Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Calgary, Alberta, May 21 to 24, 1997 Correspondence: Dr Carolyn L Kerrigan, One Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, New Hampshire 03756, USA. Telephone 603-650-5881, fax 603-650-5809, e-mail [email protected] CL Kerrigan, G Schwarz, R Charbonneau. Measuring quality of life in women undergoing surgery for breast hypertrophy. Can J Plast Surg 2001;9(6):221-225.
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تاریخ انتشار 2001