Urology
Volume 68, Issue 6 , Pages 1164-1168 , December 2006

Incidence of primary urethral carcinoma in the United States

  • Mia A. Swartz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Mia A. Swartz, M.D., M.S., Department of Urology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Box 356510, 1959 Northeast Pacific Street, Seattle, WA 98195.
    • ,
  • Michael P. Porter

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington
    • ,
  • Daniel W. Lin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington
    • Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington
    • ,
  • Noel S. Weiss

      Affiliations

    • Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington
    • Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington

Received 7 March 2006 ,Accepted 11 August 2006.

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 This study was supported by the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award.

PII: S0090-4295(06)01961-3

doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2006.08.1057

Urology
Volume 68, Issue 6 , Pages 1164-1168 , December 2006

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