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. 2001 Apr 3;164(7):1011-2.

Brachytherapy for prostate cancer: effective, but...?

J C Nickel  1
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Brachytherapy for prostate cancer: effective, but...?

J C Nickel. CMAJ. .
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    [No authors listed] [No authors listed] CMAJ. 2001 Apr 3;164(7):957, 959. CMAJ. 2001. PMID: 11314440 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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