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The desire to utilize postmastectomy breast reconstruction in Saudi Arabian women

Predictors and barriers

Basim A. Awan, Osama A. Samargandi, Hattan A. Alghamdi, Anas A. Sayegh, Yasir J. Hakeem, Leena Merdad and Adnan A. Merdad
Saudi Medical Journal March 2015, 36 (3) 304-309; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2015.3.10688

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