Open AccessA Multi-Institutional Analysis of the Socioeconomic Determinants of Breast Reconstruction
Author(s) -
Caprice K. Christian,
Joyce C. Niland,
Stephen B. Edge,
Rebecca A. Ottesen,
Melissa E. Hughes,
Richard L. Theriault,
John L. Wilson,
Charles A. Hergrueter,
Jane C. Weeks
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/01.sla.0000197738.63512.23
Subject(s) - medicine , socioeconomic status , breast reconstruction , medicaid , breast cancer , mastectomy , logistic regression , receipt , demography , ethnic group , cohort , family medicine , cancer , gerontology , health care , population , environmental health , sociology , world wide web , computer science , anthropology , economics , economic growth
To determine the rate of postmastectomy reconstruction and investigate the impact of socioeconomic status on the receipt of reconstruction.