Epidemiology of silicone-gel breast implants

Epidemiology

Volumn 13, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2002, Pages

  Brown, S Lori ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast prostheses; Implants; Silicone

Indexed keywords

SILICONE GEL;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; COMPLICATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; BREAST IMPLANTS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY; SILICONE GELS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0036117674     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001648-200205001-00008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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