Cosmetic and postmastectomy breast implants: Finnish women's experiences

Journal of Women's Health and Gender-Based Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 933-939

  Hovi, Sirpa Liisa ^a   Hemminki, Elina ^a   Swan, Shanna H ^b  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILICONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST AUGMENTATION; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILICONE PROSTHESIS;

EID: 0032729545     PISSN: 15246094     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.1.1999.8.933     Document Type: Article

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