Ablation of small renal masses: Practice patterns at academic institutions in the United States

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 158-161

  Patel, Sutchin R ^a   Abel, E Jason ^a   Hedican, Sean P ^a   Nakada, Stephen Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABLATION THERAPY; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CRYOABLATION; FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION BIOPSY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KIDNEY TUMOR; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RADIOLOGIST; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UROLOGIST;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ACADEMIES AND INSTITUTES; CATHETER ABLATION; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84873883919     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: 1557900X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2012.0381     Document Type: Article

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