Self-reported breast implants and connective-tissue diseases in female health professionals. A retrospective cohort study.

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Published in JAMA on February 28, 1996

Authors

C H Hennekens1, I M Lee, N R Cook, P R Hebert, E W Karlson, F LaMotte, J E Manson, J E Buring

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Preventive Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02215-1204, USA.

Associated clinical trials:

Women's Health Study (WHS): A Randomized Trial of Low-dose Aspirin and Vitamin E in the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer (WHS) | NCT00000479

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