Wait times in prostate cancer diagnosis and radiation treatment

Journal of the Canadian Urological Association

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 243-248

  Stevens, Christiaan ^a   Bondy, Susan J ^b   Loblaw, D Andrew ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY   (Canada)

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EID: 77957727738     PISSN: 19116470     EISSN: 19116470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5489/cuaj.09122     Document Type: Article

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