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Journal of Pain & Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy Volume 19, 2005 - Issue 3
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Original Article

Prostate Cancer Presenting with Normal Serum PSA Levels and Boney Metastases Treated with Zoledronic Acid

Kyriaki Mystakidou Pain Relief and Palliative Care, Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Greece; Pain Relief and Palliative Care Unit, Areteion Hospital, University of Athens, GreeceCorrespondence[email protected]
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(Professor of Radiology and Director of Radiology) (Assistant Professor) (Professor of Radiology and Director of Radiology) (Assistant Professor) ,
Emmanuela Katsouda Pain Relief and Palliative Care Unit, Areteion Hospital, Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Greece
,
Efi Parpa Pain Relief and Palliative Care Unit, Areteion Hospital, Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Greece
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Lambros Vlavos Department, Areteion Hospital, University of Athens, School of Medicine, Athens, Greece
Pages 41-45 | Received 02 Oct 2004, Accepted 10 Jan 2005, Published online: 17 Aug 2009

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