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Original Article

“Natural course” of disease in patients with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer: Survival and prognostic factors without life-prolonging treatment

Sven LöffelerSection of Urology, Vestfold Hospital Trust, Tønsberg, NorwayCorrespondence[email protected]
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Harald Weedon-FekjaerOslo Center for Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Research Support Services, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Marte Sofie Wang-HansenSection of Urology, Vestfold Hospital Trust, Tønsberg, Norway
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Karin SebakkSection of Urology, Vestfold Hospital Trust, Tønsberg, Norway
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Hanne HamreNorwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Erik S. HaugSection of Urology, Vestfold Hospital Trust, Tønsberg, Norway
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Sophie D. FossåNorwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Pages 440-445 | Received 18 Jan 2015, Accepted 02 Jun 2015, Published online: 03 Jul 2015

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