Breast Implants (Disease Association)
A Meta-Analysis of Breast Implants and Connective Tissue Disease
Published in Women's Health Weekly, September 16th, 1996
According to an abstract presented by the authors to the 8th Annual Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, held August 17-21, 1996, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, "Background: Case reports have raised questions about an increased risk of connective tissue diseases among women with breast implants. Methods: This meta-analysis investigated a possible association based on epidemiological studies identified in a search through October 1994. Multiple databases were searched, and inclusion criteria stipulated that studies be printed in English and provide a relative risk (RR) estimate for the possible association between breast implants and...
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