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. 2023 Dec 6;11(12):407. doi: 10.21037/atm-23-1647

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Forest plots comparing extent of interference with social activities across all questionnaires in patients who underwent MIRPE. A: acceptance of one’s body by others, FBCS; B: chest interference with social activities, SSQ; C: participation in activities with friends, KSQOL; D: others making fun of him/her because of chest, NQ-mA; E: emotional limitation, CHQ-CF87. MIRPE, minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum; SD, standard deviation; IV, initialization vector; CI, confidence interval; FBCS, Frankfurter Body Concept Scale; SSQ, Single Step Questionnaire; KSQOL, Keith-Schalock’s Quality of Life questionnaire; NQ-mA, Nuss Questionnaire modified for Adults; CHQ-CF87, Child Health Questionnaire-Child Form 87.