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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778746003321

Titolo

Information for women about safety of silicone breast implants / / Martha Grigg [et al.], editors ; Institute of Medicine

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : National Academy Press, , 2000

©2000

ISBN

0-309-52021-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (30 pages) : illustrations

Altri autori (Persone)

GriggMartha

Disciplina

618.1/90592

Soggetti

Breast implants - Complications

Silicones - Toxicology

Mammaplasty

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Derived from Safety of silicone breast implants.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""CONTENTS""; ""Information for Women About the Safety of Silicone Breast Implants""; ""Silicone: What Is It?""; ""HOW THIS STUDY CAME ABOUT""; ""WHAT THE IOM COMMITTEE FOUND""; ""Conclusions""; ""MAMMOGRAMS AND OTHER BREAST IMAGING IN WOMEN WITH IMPLANTS""; ""Use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Detect Implant Ruptures""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""A History of Implants""