Catastrophic sepsis and hemorrhage following transrectal ultrasound guided prostate biopsies

Journal of the Canadian Urological Association

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Toren, Paul ^a   Razik, Roshan ^a   Trachtenberg, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 76149090508     PISSN: 19116470     EISSN: 19116470     Source Type: Journal    
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