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Measuring and managing patient expectations for breast reconstruction: impact on quality of life and patient satisfaction

Andrea L Pusic Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Memorial Sloan–Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA; Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Memorial Sloan–Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA. [email protected]
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Anne F Klassen Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada; Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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Laura Snell Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Stefan J Cano Clinical Neurology Research Group, Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, Plymouth, UK; Clinical Neurology Research Group, Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, Plymouth, UK
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Colleen McCarthy Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Memorial Sloan–Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA; Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Memorial Sloan–Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA
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Amie Scott Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Memorial Sloan–Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA; Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Memorial Sloan–Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA
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Yeliz Cemal Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Memorial Sloan–Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA; Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Memorial Sloan–Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA
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Lisa R Rubin Department of Psychology, The New School for Social Research, New York, NY, USA; Department of Psychology, The New School for Social Research, New York, NY, USA
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Peter G Cordeiro Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Memorial Sloan–Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA; Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Memorial Sloan–Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA
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