Urology
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Introduction

  • John P. Mulhall

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York, USA, and Department of Urology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA
    • John P. Mulhall receives grant support from Pfizer Inc.
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: John P. Mulhall, MD, Department of Urology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York Presbyterian Hospital and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 525 East 68th Street, New York, NY 10021.
  • ,
  • Francesco Montorsi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Università Vita e Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
    • Francesco Montorsi is a paid consultant to, and is partially funded by, Pfizer Inc.

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PII: S0090-4295(06)00619-4

doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2006.04.041

Urology
Volume 68, Issue 3, Supplement , Pages 1-5 , September 2006