This issue of Arthritis and Rheumatism contains 2 articles related to the continuing controversy over the possible relationship between silicone breast implants and connective tissue diseases. The first, a scholarly article by Donald Marcus, is a critical analysis of the current state of knowledge o
The Breast Implant Controversy
β Scribed by Ralph R. Cook; Myron C. Harrison; Robert R. Levier
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 446 KB
- Volume
- 37
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
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