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Original Article

Impact of quality indicators on adherence to National and European guidelines for renal cell carcinoma

Andreas ThorstensonDepartment of Surgical and Perioperative Sciences, Urology and Andrology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden;Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Section of Urology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden;Surgical Intervention Trials Unit, Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Ulrika HarmenbergDepartment of Oncology, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Stockholm, Sweden
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Per LindbladDepartment of Urology, Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
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Börje LjungbergDepartment of Surgical and Perioperative Sciences, Urology and Andrology, Umeå University, Umeå, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Sven LundstamDepartment of Urology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden
Pages 2-8 | Received 23 May 2015, Accepted 02 Jun 2015, Published online: 23 Jul 2015

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