Urology
Volume 73, Issue 3 , Pages 476-479 , March 2009

Urology and the Scientific Method in Ancient Egypt

  • Jennifer Gordetsky

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Jennifer Gordetsky, M.D., Department of Urology, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 656, Rochester, NY 14642-8656
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  • Jeanne O'Brien

Received 5 September 2008 ,Accepted 20 September 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2008.09.045

Urology
Volume 73, Issue 3 , Pages 476-479 , March 2009