Long-term follow-up of women with cosmetic breast implants: How long is long enough?

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 801-803

  McLaughlin, Joseph K ^a,b,c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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

^c INTERNATIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILICONE GEL;

BRAIN CANCER; BREAST CANCER; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY;

BREAST IMPLANTS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; SCANDINAVIA; SILICONE GELS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 11844254492     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000131240.77435.E2     Document Type: Editorial

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