Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations
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Accrual issues in genitourinary cancer clinical trials

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☆ This work was supported by R21 CA02501 (P.N.L.), American Cancer Society CRTG 0019701CCE (P.N.L.), NO1CM17101.

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doi: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2005.11.037

Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations
Volume 24, Issue 5 , Pages 379-383 , September 2006

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