Clinical features of local breast phenomena in 300 symptomatic recipients of silicone gel-filled breast implants

Journal of Clean Technology, Environmental Toxicology and Occupational Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 235-247

  Brawer, Arthur E ^a,b  

^a MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast implants and silicone

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST AUGMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARESTHESIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PRURITUS; RASH; SILICONE PROSTHESIS;

EID: 0030316612     PISSN: 10521062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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