Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations
Volume 28, Issue 3 , Pages 243-250 , May 2010

Impact of surgeon and hospital volume on outcomes of radical prostatectomy

Received 2 February 2009 ,Revised 2 March 2009 ,Accepted 2 March 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2009.03.001

Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations
Volume 28, Issue 3 , Pages 243-250 , May 2010

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