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Nanobacteria and Breast Implant Capsule Contracture and Calcification: A Hypothesis

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  1. Ozlem Gundeslioglu, Ozden Altundag, Houston, USA

    Ozlem Gundeslioglu, Ozden Altundag & Kadri Altundag

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Gundeslioglu, O., Altundag, O. & Altundag, K. Nanobacteria and Breast Implant Capsule Contracture and Calcification: A Hypothesis. Aesth Plast Surg 29, 582 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-005-0094-0

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