Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 184-186 , June 2010

Plastic Surgery and the Adolescent Breast: Preliminary Patient Counseling

  • Nirupama K. DeSilva, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Nirupama K. De Silva, MD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Oklahoma-Tulsa, 4502 E. 41st Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135

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PII: S1083-3188(09)00346-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2009.10.003

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 184-186 , June 2010

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