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Two articles (in German) from the selfhelpgroup SSF Switzerland, published in The Medical Journal 02/2002 and 05/2002.
Article1:"Die befleckte Brust" Go to: Heft 02/2002 - (Page 9 + 10)
Article 2: "Das Problem ist die Hoffnung - Brustrekonstruktion und Brustaugmentation bei Frauen" Go to: Heft 05/2002 (Page 8+9)
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