Silicone spills
Subtitle: breast implants on trial
By: Mary White Stewart.
Publisher: Praeger
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 223
Subjects: Breast implants -- Complications.; Body image in women.; Breast implants -- Law and legislation -- United States.; Silicones -- Toxicology.
Description: "Silicone Spills portrays the breast implant "business" as a personal and social tragedy, as well as a complex legal and political controversy. Sociologist Mary White Stewart interviewed over 50 women at great length, examined questionnaires completed by 60 other women, observed pre-trial hearings and courtroom proceedings during the litigation against implant manufacturers, and read countless documents and press coverage about the cases."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-218) and index.