A clinical study of the relationship between silicone breast implants and connective tissue disease

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 254-260

  Edworthy, Steven M ^a,b   Martin, Liam ^a,b   Barr, Susan G ^a,c   Birdsell, Dale C ^a,b   Brant, Rollin F ^a,b   Fritzler, Marvin J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Dept of Med and Comm Hlth Sci ^*

^c Faculty of Medicine

Author keywords

Breast implants; Connective tissue disease; Epidemiology; Silicone

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCLERODERMA; SILICONE PROSTHESIS; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BREAST IMPLANTS; COHORT STUDIES; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MIDDLE AGED; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; SILICONES; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME; SURGERY, PLASTIC;

EID: 0031888223     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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