Eliminating the current Bell curve to improve the results of radical prostatectomy

Editorial

Joel B Nelson. J Urol. 2005 Jun.

. 2005 Jun;173(6):1848-9.

doi: 10.1097/01.ju.0000163780.93013.6a.

No abstract available

Comment on

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