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Safety of silicone breast implants /

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Safety of silicone breast implants (Print)
Corporate Author: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on the Safety of Silicone Breast Implants
Other Authors: Bondurant, Stuart, Ernster, Virginia L., Herdman, Roger
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, [2000]
Subjects:
Breast Implants > adverse effects.
Silicone Gels > toxicity.
Table of Contents:
  • Silicone chemistry
  • Implant catalogue
  • Silicone toxicology
  • Reoperations and specific local and perioperative complications
  • Immunology of silicone
  • Antinuclear antibodies and silicone breast implants
  • Epidemiological studies of connective tissue or rheumatic diseases and breast implants
  • Silicone breast implants and cancer
  • Neurological disease and its association with silicone breast implants
  • Effects on pregnancy, lactation, and children
  • Silicone implants and breast imaging.