Radical perineal prostatectomy in obese patients

Urology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 467-469

  Boczko, Judd ^a   Melman, Arnold ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OPERATION DURATION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; PROSTATECTOMY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0043236023     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(03)00464-3     Document Type: Article

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