The Journal of Urology
Volume 155, Issue 1 , Pages 159-162 , January 1996

The Immunological Features of Peyronie's Disease

,Accepted 13 April 1995.

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 Read at annual meeting of American Urological Association, Washington, D. C., May 10-14, 1992.

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The Journal of Urology
Volume 155, Issue 1 , Pages 159-162 , January 1996