Invited discussion: Causes of death among Finnish women with cosmetic breast implants, 1971-2001

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 343-344

  Sarwer, David B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST AUGMENTATION; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; BREAST SURGERY; CAUSE OF DEATH; ESTHETIC SURGERY; MORTALITY; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0141865653     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sap.0000093120.25257.29     Document Type: Note

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