Diffusion of surgical innovation among p
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David C. Miller; Christopher S. Saigal; Mousumi Banerjee; Jan Hanley; Mark S. Li
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Article
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2008
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract ## BACKGROUND Despite their potential benefits to patients with kidney cancer, the adoption of partial nephrectomy and laparoscopy has been gradual and asymmetric. To clarify whether this trend reflects differences in kidney cancer patients or differences in surgeon practice styles, th