Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations
Volume 28, Issue 5 , Pages 500-503 , September 2010

Are patients with hematuria appropriately referred to Urology? A multi-institutional questionnaire based survey

  • Alan M. Nieder, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: 305-674-2499; fax: 305-674-2899
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  • Yair Lotan, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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  • Geoffrey R. Nuss, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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  • Joshua P. Langston, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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  • Sachin Vyas, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA
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  • Murugesan Manoharan, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA
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  • Mark S. Soloway, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA

Received 26 August 2008 ,Revised 14 October 2008 ,Accepted 15 October 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2008.10.018

Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations
Volume 28, Issue 5 , Pages 500-503 , September 2010

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