Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations
Volume 28, Issue 3 , Pages 280-284 , May 2010

The impact of race on prostate cancer detection and choice of treatment in men undergoing a contemporary extended biopsy approach

Received 19 June 2008 ,Revised 16 September 2008 ,Accepted 22 September 2008.

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PII: S1078-1439(08)00246-9

doi: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2008.09.021

Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations
Volume 28, Issue 3 , Pages 280-284 , May 2010

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