Urology
Volume 54, Issue 6 , Pages 956-959 , December 1999

Advances in nerve sparing for radical prostatectomy

  • Laurence Klotz

      Affiliations

    • Division of Urology, Sunnybrook and Women’s Health Science Center, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • L. Klotz has in the past received funding from Uromed Corporation for research projects.
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Laurence Klotz, M.D., Division of Urology, Sunnybrook and Women’s Health Science Center, University of Toronto, 2075 Bayview Avenue, MG-408, Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5, Canada

Received 2 June 1999 ,Revised 22 July 1999 ,Accepted 22 July 1999.

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Urology
Volume 54, Issue 6 , Pages 956-959 , December 1999

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