Patient tolerance of transrectal ultrasound-guided biopsy of the prostate

British Journal of Urology

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 608-610

  Irani, J ^a   Fournier, F ^a   Bon, D ^a   Gremmo, E ^a   Dore B ^a   Aubert, J ^a  

^a POITIERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Analgesia; Pain score; Prostatic biopsy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE BIOPSY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031401537     PISSN: 00071331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410x.1997.00120.x     Document Type: Article

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