European randomized study of screening for prostate cancer—The Rotterdam pilot studies
✍ Scribed by Fritz H. Schröder; Ronald A. M. Damhuis; Wim J. Kirkels; Harry J. De Koning; Ries Kranse; Huub G. T. Nijs; Bert G. Blijenberg
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- French
- Weight
- 759 KB
- Volume
- 65
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0020-7136
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