INCIDENCE OF ADVANCED PROSTATE CANCER IN THE FINNISH PROSTATE CANCER SCREENING TRIAL
✍ Scribed by Tammela, Teuvo L; Martikainen, Paula; Stenman, Ulf-Hakan; Ruutu, Mirja; Hakama, Matti; Auvinen, Anssi
- Book ID
- 122510266
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 207 KB
- Volume
- 179
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-5347
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