Rebuttal from Authors re: James W.F. Catto. More Nomograms or Better Evidence of Efficacy: What Do We Need in Urologic Oncology? Eur Urol 2008;54:11-12

European Urology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 13-15

  Shariat, Shahrokh F ^a   Margulis, Vitaly ^b   Karakiewicz, Pierre I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MORBIDITY; NOMOGRAM; ONCOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSTATECTOMY; UROLOGIC ONCOLOGY;

HUMANS; MALE; NOMOGRAMS; PROGNOSIS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 44149119058     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2008.02.029     Document Type: Editorial

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