Silicone Implant Data Draw Further Criticism From Panel Chair, Public Citizen
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Inamed failed to supply proof of long-term safety of its silicone breast implants to FDA and the General & Plastic Surgery Devices Panel, Public Citizen contends in a Nov. 3 petition
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