Urology
Volume 72, Issue 6 , Pages 1203-1207 , December 2008

Predictive Significance of Surgical Margin Status After Prostatectomy for Prostate Cancer During PSA Era

Received 19 October 2007 ,Accepted 1 April 2008.

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PII: S0090-4295(08)00758-9

doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2008.04.068

Urology
Volume 72, Issue 6 , Pages 1203-1207 , December 2008

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