Surgical margin status among men with organ-confined (pt2) prostate cancer: A population-based study

Journal of the Canadian Urological Association

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 161-166

  Lawrentschuk, Nathan ^a   Evans, Andrew ^a,b   Srigley, John ^b   Chin, Joseph L ^b,c   Bora, Bish ^b,d   Hunter, Amber ^b   McLeod, Robin ^b   Fleshner, Neil E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b CANCER CARE ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d NORTHERN ONTARIO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Canada)

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EID: 79958133781     PISSN: 19116470     EISSN: 19116470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5489/cuaj.10085     Document Type: Article

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