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Journal of Urology

Volumn 175, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1965-1966

  Ho, Henry ^a   Yip, Sidney ^a   Foo, K T ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVICE; ENERGY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; OPERATION DURATION; ORGAN SIZE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE SURGERY; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; URETHRA STRICTURE;

HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF PROSTATE;

EID: 33645963131     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)00971-7     Document Type: Letter

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