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Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology Volume 40, 2006 - Issue 4
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Adenocarcinoma of the prostate in Iceland: A population-based study of stage, Gleason grade, treatment and long-term survival in males diagnosed between 1983 and 1987

E. Jonsson Departments of UrologyCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD,
H. P. Sigbjarnarson Departments of Urology
,
J. Tomasson Departments of Urology
,
K. R. Benediktsdottir Pathology, Landspitali University Hospital; Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland
,
L. Tryggvadottir Icelandic Cancer Registry
,
J. Hrafnkelsson Department of Oncology, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland
,
E. J. Olafsdottir Icelandic Cancer Registry
,
H. Tulinius Icelandic Cancer Registry
&
J. G. Jonasson Pathology, Landspitali University Hospital; Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland; Icelandic Cancer Registry
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Pages 265-271 | Received 01 Mar 2005, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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