Can We Improve Nonmuscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Guideline Adherence With Smarter Risk Stratification?

Affiliations

¹ Department of Urology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center, Madison, Wisconsin.
² Aurora Research Institute, Aurora Health Care, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
³ Aurora Research Institute, Aurora Health Care, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Electronic address: kourosh.ravvaz@aurora.org.

Editorial

Tracy M Downs et al. J Urol. 2018 Oct.

. 2018 Oct;200(4):706-708.

doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2018.06.019. Epub 2018 Jun 12.

¹ Department of Urology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center, Madison, Wisconsin.
² Aurora Research Institute, Aurora Health Care, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
³ Aurora Research Institute, Aurora Health Care, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Electronic address: kourosh.ravvaz@aurora.org.

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