title: Counterfeit Medical Devices: The Money You Save Up Front Will Cost You Big in the End.
authors.affiliation: Dr Stevens is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Surgery, the Director of the Aesthetics Division of the University of Southern California (USC) Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and the Director of the Marina del Rey-USC Aesthetic Surgery Fellowship, Los Angeles, California DrStevens@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: W Grant
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Stevens
authors.affiliation: Drs Spring and Macias are Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professors of Surgery in the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California.
authors.forename: Michelle A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Spring
authors.affiliation: Drs Spring and Macias are Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professors of Surgery in the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California.
authors.forename: Luis H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Macias
mesh_terms: D003257:Consumer Product Safety; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003415:Crime / Q000191:economics*; D004864:Equipment and Supplies / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics*; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal / Q000191:economics; D008318:Malpractice / Q000191:economics; D061214:Patient Safety / Q000191:economics