Health Related Quality of Life for Men Treated for Localized Prostate Cancer With Long-Term Followup
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Sexuality and health-related quality of life after prostate cancer in African-American and white men treated for localized disease.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Urology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0022-5347,1527-3792
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2010.02.013