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. 2010 Apr;4(2):89-94.
doi: 10.5489/cuaj.10021.

CUA guidelines on prostate biopsy methodology

Assaad El-Hakim  1 , Sabri Moussa
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CUA guidelines on prostate biopsy methodology

Assaad El-Hakim et al. Can Urol Assoc J. 2010 Apr.
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