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Urology: Clinical research: ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Technological Changes in the Management of Prostate Cancer Result in Increased Healthcare Costs: A Retrospective Study in a Defined Swedish Population

Karin SennfältFrom the Center for Medical Technology Assessment, Linköping University Hospital, Linköping, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Per CarlssonFrom the Center for Medical Technology Assessment, Linköping University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden
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Johan ThorfinnDepartment of Urology, Linköping University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden
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Jessica FriskDepartment of Urology, Linköping University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden
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Martin HenrikssonFrom the Center for Medical Technology Assessment, Linköping University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden
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Eberhard VarenhorstDepartment of Urology, Linköping University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden
Pages 226-231 | Received 28 May 2002, Accepted 21 Nov 2002, Published online: 24 Feb 2021

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