Multiple myeloma in women with silicone breast implants. Serum immunoglobulin and interleukin-6 studies in women at risk

Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 210, Issue , 1996, Pages 360-366

  Garland, L L ^a   Ballester, O F ^a   Vasey, F B ^c   Benson, K ^a   Moscinski, L C ^a   Farmelo, M J ^a   Rodriguez, M J ^a   Rapaport, D P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INTERLEUKIN 6; SILICONE;

ADULT; BREAST PROSTHESIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILICONE PROSTHESIS;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST IMPLANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; INTERLEUKIN-6; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; RISK; SILICONES;

EID: 0030071381     PISSN: 0070217X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-85226-8_38     Document Type: Article

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