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Urology

Initial symptoms and delay in patients with penile carcinoma

Elisabet SkeppnerDepartment of Urology, Örebro University Hospital, Örebro, Sweden;School of Health and Medical Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Swen-Olof AnderssonDepartment of Urology, Örebro University Hospital, Örebro, Sweden;School of Health and Medical Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
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Jan-Erik JohanssonDepartment of Urology, Örebro University Hospital, Örebro, Sweden;School of Health and Medical Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
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Torgny WindahlDepartment of Urology, Örebro University Hospital, Örebro, Sweden;School of Health and Medical Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
Pages 319-325 | Received 30 Jan 2012, Accepted 15 Mar 2012, Published online: 02 Jul 2012

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