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Transurethral hyperthermia for benign prostatic hyperplasia: Long term results

Z. Petrovich Departments of Radiation Oncology, University of Southern California School of Medicine, 1441 Eastlake Avenue, Room 34, Los Angeles, California, 90033, USA; Departments of Urology, University of Southern California School of Medicine, 1441 Eastlake Avenue, Room 34, Los Angeles, California, 90033, USA
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M. C. Pike Departments of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California School of Medicine, 1441 Eastlake Avenue, Room 34, Los Angeles, California, 90033, USA
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S. D. Boyd Departments of Urology, University of Southern California School of Medicine, 1441 Eastlake Avenue, Room 34, Los Angeles, California, 90033, USA
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G. Jozsef Departments of Radiation Oncology, University of Southern California School of Medicine, 1441 Eastlake Avenue, Room 34, Los Angeles, California, 90033, USA
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M. A. Astrahan Departments of Radiation Oncology, University of Southern California School of Medicine, 1441 Eastlake Avenue, Room 34, Los Angeles, California, 90033, USA
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L. Baert Departments of Radiation Oncology, University of Southern California School of Medicine, 1441 Eastlake Avenue, Room 34, Los Angeles, California, 90033, USA; Departments of Urology, University of Southern California School of Medicine, 1441 Eastlake Avenue, Room 34, Los Angeles, California, 90033, USA; Department of Urology, Catholic University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Pages 595-606 | Received 05 Dec 1995, Accepted 24 Apr 1996, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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