Interpreting Differences in BREAST-Q Scores following Reduction Mammaplasty: Minimal Important Difference

Affiliations

¹ Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Flinders Medical Centre, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University.
² College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University.
³ Caring Futures Institute, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University.
⁴ Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Flinders Medical Centre, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.

Editorial

Tamara A Crittenden et al. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2021.

. 2021 Aug 1;148(2):331e-332e.

doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000008147.

¹ Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Flinders Medical Centre, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University.
² College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University.
³ Caring Futures Institute, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University.
⁴ Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Flinders Medical Centre, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.

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