Balancing disease and risk in octogenarians undergoing radical cystectomy.
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© The Canadian Journal of UrologyTM; 20(4); August 2013 Address correspondence to Dr. Daniel J. Canter, Einstein Health Network, 60 E. Township Line Road, Elkins Park, PA 19027 USA Balancing disease and risk in octogenarians undergoing radical cystectomy Ronak Gor, DO,1 Daniel J. Canter, MD1,2 1Einstein Health Network, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 2Urologic Institute of Southeastern Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Referring to the article published on pp. 6826-6831 in this issue
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Canadian journal of urology
دوره 20 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013