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ASO Author Reflections: The Potential Impact of the “Going Flat” Movement on National Rates of Post-Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction

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  1. Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA

    Morgan K. Johnson MPH, Chandler S. Cortina MD, MS, FSSO, FACS & Amanda L. Kong MD, MS, FSSO, FACS

  2. MCW Cancer Center, Milwaukee, WI, USA

    Chandler S. Cortina MD, MS, FSSO, FACS & Amanda L. Kong MD, MS, FSSO, FACS

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Correspondence to Amanda L. Kong MD, MS, FSSO, FACS.

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Johnson, M.K., Cortina, C.S. & Kong, A.L. ASO Author Reflections: The Potential Impact of the “Going Flat” Movement on National Rates of Post-Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction. Ann Surg Oncol 30, 6383–6384 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-023-13869-7

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