In vivo aging characteristics of silicone gel breast implants compared to lot-matched controls

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 109, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1927-1933

  Brandon, Harold J ^a   Jerina, Kenneth L ^a   Wolf, Clarence J ^a   Young, V Leroy ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

HEXANE; SILICONE GEL;

AGING; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; DEGRADATION; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 0036249936     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-200205000-00024     Document Type: Article

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