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Urology

Impact of body mass index and weight loss on cancer-specific and overall survival in patients with surgically resected renal cell carcinoma

Sabine Brookman-May Department of Urology, Caritas St. Josef Medical Center, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Friederike Kendel Institute of Medical Psychology, Charité University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Bernd Hoschke Department of Urology, Carl-Thiem Hospital Cottbus, Cottbus, Germany
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Wolf F. Wieland Department of Urology, Caritas St. Josef Medical Center, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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Maximilian Burger Department of Urology, Caritas St. Josef Medical Center, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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Wolfgang Rößler Department of Urology, Caritas St. Josef Medical Center, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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Matthias May Department of Urology, Hospital St. Elisabeth Straubing, Straubing, Germany
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Pages 5-14 | Received 17 Feb 2010, Accepted 26 Jul 2010, Published online: 17 Sep 2010

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