Salvage radiotherapy for rising PSA or clinically palpable local recurrence following radical prostatectomy
β Scribed by R. Choo; G. Hruby; G. Morton; E. Hong; J. Hong; C. Danjoux; G. DeBoer; E. Bahk; A. Flavin; V. Do
- Book ID
- 108434600
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 17 KB
- Volume
- 51
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0360-3016
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