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Research Article

Factors of Importance for Prediction of Survival in Patients with Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma, Treated with or without Nephrectomy

Börje Ljungberg Department of Surgical and Perioperative Surgery, Urology and Andrology, Umeå University, S-901 85 Umeå, Sweden
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Göran Landberg Department of Surgical and Perioperative Surgery, Urology and Andrology, Umeå University, S-901 85 Umeå, Sweden
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Farhood Iranparvar Alamdari Department of Surgical and Perioperative Surgery, Urology and Andrology, Umeå University, S-901 85 Umeå, Sweden
Pages 246-251 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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