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. 2003 Mar 8;326(7388):527-8.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7388.527.

Total and cause specific mortality among Swedish women with cosmetic breast implants: prospective study

V C M Koot  1 , P H M Peeters, F Granath, D E Grobbee, O Nyren
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Total and cause specific mortality among Swedish women with cosmetic breast implants: prospective study

V C M Koot et al. BMJ. .
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