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CRITICAL ISSUES IN CURRENT COMPARATIVE AND COST ANALYSES BETWEEN RETROPUBIC AND ROBOTIC RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY
Author(s) -
Gianino Maria M.,
Galzerano Mario,
Tizzani Alessandro,
Gontero Paolo
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
bju international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 1464-4096
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.2007.07201.x
Subject(s) - medicine , urology , radical retropubic prostatectomy , library science , prostatectomy , computer science , prostate , cancer
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