Variability in patient preparation for prostate biopsy among American urologists

Urology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 644-646

  Shandera, Kevin C ^a,b   Thibault, Gregory P ^a   Deshon Jr , George E ^a  

^a TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Hawes Urology Clinic PA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE BIOPSY; STANDARDIZATION; UNITED STATES;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BIOPSY; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROSTATE; UNITED STATES; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; UROLOGY;

EID: 0032190311     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(98)00313-6     Document Type: Article

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