A formal risk assessment of silicone breast implants

Biomaterials

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1063-1069

  Gerszten, Peter C ^a  

^a PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Risk assessment; Silicone breast implants

Indexed keywords

GELS; HEALTH RISKS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SILICONES;

SILICONE GEL BREAST IMPLANTS;

IMPLANTS (SURGICAL);

SILICONE;

ARTICLE; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY;

ANIMALS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BREAST IMPLANTATION; BREAST IMPLANTS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CONTRACTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; NEOPLASMS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SILICONES; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0033151446     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-9612(99)00008-3     Document Type: Article

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