The influence of sociodemographic factors and hospital characteristics on the method of breast reconstruction, including microsurgery: a U.S. population-based study.

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Published in Plast Reconstr Surg on May 01, 2012

Authors

Claudia R Albornoz1, Peter B Bach, Andrea L Pusic, Colleen M McCarthy, Babak J Mehrara, Joseph J Disa, Peter G Cordeiro, Evan Matros

Author Affiliations

1: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgical Service and the Center for Health Policy and Outcomes, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.

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