Mortality and Reoperation after Open and Transurethral Resection of the Prostate for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 320, Issue 17, 1989, Pages 1120-1124

  Roos, Noralou P ^a   Wennberg, John E ^a   Malenka, David J ^a   Fisher, Elliott S ^a   Mcpherson, Klim ^a   Andersen, Tavs Folmer ^b   Cohen, Marsha M ^a   Ramsey, Ernest ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; FATALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PROSTATECTOMY; REOPERATION; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION;

EID: 0024545911     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM198904273201705     Document Type: Article

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