Quality of life after salvage cryotherapy: The impact of treatment parameters

Journal of Urology

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 398-402

  Perrotte, Paul ^a   Litwin, Mark S ^b   McGuire, Edward J ^b   Scott, Shellie M ^b   Von Eschenbach, Andrew C ^b   Pisters, Louis L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adenocarcinoma; Cryotherapy; Prostate; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CRYOTHERAPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPOTENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICTURITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE ADENOCARCINOMA; QUALITY OF LIFE; SALVAGE THERAPY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 0032831990     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)68569-2     Document Type: Article

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