Will Robotic Surgery Become the Gold Standard for Radical Prostatectomy?

European Urology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 9-11

  Descazeaud, Aurelien ^a   Peyromaure, Michaël ^a   Zerbib, Marc ^a  

^a Cochin Hospital ^*  (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; ROBOTICS;

HUMANS; MALE; PROSTATECTOMY; ROBOTICS;

EID: 33751404123     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2006.10.007     Document Type: Editorial

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