Reduction of potential contamination of breast implants by the use of 'nipple shields'

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 445-447

  Collis, N ^a   Mirza, S ^a   Stanley, P R W ^a   Campbell, L ^a   Sharpe, D T ^a  

^a BRADFORD ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Augmentation; Breast; Capsulectomies; Infection; Tissue expansion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BREAST AUGMENTATION; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FILM; HUMAN; NIPPLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK;

EID: 0032863556     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjps.1999.3153     Document Type: Article

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