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01-09-2019 | Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy | Letter to Editor

Furthering the external validity of Aquablation and implications for real-world patients

Authors: David-Dan Nguyen, Naeem Bhojani, Kevin C. Zorn

Published in: World Journal of Urology | Issue 9/2019

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Title: Furthering the external validity of Aquablation and implications for real-world patients
Authors: David-Dan Nguyen
Naeem Bhojani
Kevin C. Zorn
Publication date: 01-09-2019
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy
Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy
Published in: World Journal of Urology / Issue 9/2019
Print ISSN: 0724-4983
Electronic ISSN: 1433-8726
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00345-018-2610-2

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