Nerve-sparing Prostatectomy and Urinary Function: A Prospective Analysis Using Validated Quality-of-life Measures

Urology

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1336-1340

  Abel, E Jason ^a,b   Masterson, Timothy A ^a,b   Warner, Jonathan N ^a,b   Valentine, Karen ^a,b   Dechet, Christopher ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT DURATION;

HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTATE; PROSTATECTOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; URINATION;

EID: 67349202187     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2008.10.077     Document Type: Article

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