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Urology: Orlginai clinical scientific reports

Blood Loss in Long-Term Aspirin Users Undergoing Transurethral Prostatectomy

Martti Y. Ala-Opas Urological Division, Surgical Clinic, University Hospital of Kuopio and Kanta-Häme Central Hospital, Hämeenlinna, Finland
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Sari S. Grönlund Urological Division, Surgical Clinic, University Hospital of Kuopio and Kanta-Häme Central Hospital, Hämeenlinna, Finland
Pages 203-206 | Received 10 Apr 1995, Accepted 27 Jun 1995, Published online: 15 Feb 2010

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