Quality Control in Radical (Laparoscopic) Prostatectomy

European Urology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 767-768

  Heidenreich, Axel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; QUALITY CONTROL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 33645784876     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2006.01.009     Document Type: Editorial

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