Repeat prostate biopsy in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian cancer screening trial
โ Scribed by Paul F. Pinsky; E. David Crawford; Barnett S. Kramer; Gerald L. Andriole; Edward P. Gelmann; Robert Grubb; Robert Greenlee; John K. Gohagan
- Book ID
- 109053093
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 103 KB
- Volume
- 99
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1464-4096
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