Bacterial biofilms: A cause for accelerated capsular contracture?

Aesthetic Surgery Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 130-133

  Deva, Anand K ^a,b   Chang, Lionel C ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

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EID: 0345421098     PISSN: 1090820X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/aq.1999.v19.97038     Document Type: Article

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