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A New Clinical Classification for Undescended Testis

MD, PhD W. W. M. Hack Department of Pediatrics, Medical Centre Alkmaar, Alkmaar, The Netherlands
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R. W. Meijer Department of Surgery, Medical Centre Alkmaar, Alkmaar, The Netherlands
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S. D. Bos Department of Urology, Medical Centre Alkmaar, Alkmaar, The Netherlands
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K. Haasnoot Department of Pediatrics, Medical Centre Alkmaar, Wilhelminalaan 12, NL-1815 JD Alkmaar, The Netherlands. Fax: +31 72 5 48 21 90; E-mail: [email protected]
Pages 43-47 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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