The prevalence of autoantibodies in symptomatic and asymptomatic patients with breast implants and patients with fibromyalgia

Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 210, Issue , 1996, Pages 317-322

  Silverman, S ^a,b,c,f   Gluck, O ^d   Silver, D ^b,c   Tesser, J ^d   Wallace, D ^b,c   Neumann, K ^g   Metzger, A ^b,c,e   Morris, R ^e  

^a VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Arizona Rheumatology Center   (United States)

^e Rheumatology Diagn Labs Inc   (United States)

^f Rheumatology Division   (United States)

^g NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; AUTOANTIBODY; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; SILICONE;

ADULT; BREAST PROSTHESIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILICONE PROSTHESIS;

EID: 0030026169     PISSN: 0070217X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-85226-8_33     Document Type: Conference Paper

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