Silicone breast implants and breast cancer

Breast

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 22-26

  Park, A J ^a   Chetty, U ^b   Watson, A C H ^c  

^a Wordsley Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ST JOHN'S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILICONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST AUGMENTATION; BREAST CANCER; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; BREAST PROSTHESIS; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031899190     PISSN: 09609776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9776(98)90047-9     Document Type: Article

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