Holmium laser for stone management

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 235-239

  Pierre, Sean ^a   Preminger, Glenn M ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Holmium; Intracorporeal lithotripsy; Laser

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; HOLMIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YTTRIUM; YTTRIUM ALUMINUM GARNET; YTTRIUM-ALUMINUM-GARNET;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LASER; LASER LITHOTRIPSY; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICS; UROLITHIASIS;

ALUMINUM; HOLMIUM; HUMANS; LASERS; LITHOTRIPSY, LASER; PHYSICS; URINARY CALCULI; YTTRIUM;

EID: 34347251577     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: 14338726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-007-0162-y     Document Type: Article

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