Silicone breast implants and systemic rheumatic disease: Some smoke but little fire to date

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 409-411

  Liang, Matthew H ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Rheumatol/Immunol/Allergy/PBB B2 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Medical devices; Silicone breast implants; Systemic rheumatic disease

Indexed keywords

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BREAST AUGMENTATION; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; RISK; SILICONE PROSTHESIS;

EID: 0031438077     PISSN: 03009742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03009749709065711     Document Type: Review

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