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Clinical Research

Feasibility of early intravesical instillation chemotherapy after transurethral resection of the bladder: A prospective evaluation in a consecutive series of 210 cases

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Pages 522-527 | Received 19 Dec 2007, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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