Breast Implant Prevalence in the Dutch Female Population Assessed by Chest Radiographs
Abstract Background Breast implant-related health problems are a subject of fierce debate. Reliable population-based estimates of implant prevalence rates are not available, however, due to a lack of historical registries and incomplete sales data, precluding absolute risk assessments. Objectives This study aimed to describe the methodology of a novel procedure to determine Dutch breast implant prevalence based on the evaluation of routine chest radiographs. Methods The validity of the new method was first examined in a separate study. Eight reviewers examined a series of 180 chest radiographs... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2019 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Aesthetic Surgery Journal ; volume 40, issue 2, page 156-164 ; ISSN 1090-820X 1527-330X |
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Oxford University Press (OUP)
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Schlagwörter: | General Medicine / Surgery |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27050655 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/asj/sjz136 |