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Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery Volume 33, 1999 - Issue 2
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A PROSPECTIVE RANDOMISED STUDY (NAMED SVEA) OF THREE METHODS OF DELAYED BREAST RECONSTRUCTION. STUDY DESIGN, PATIENTS' PREOPERATIVE PROBLEMS AND EXPECTATIONS

Yvonne Brandberg, Maj Malm, Lars-Erik Rutqvist, Egon Jonsson, Lennart Blomqvist Department of Oncology
Pages 209-216 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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