The Journal of Urology
Volume 174, Issue 3 , Pages 1059-1064 , September 2005

HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE AND DIRECT MEDICAL CARE COST IN NEWLY DIAGNOSED YOUNGER MEN WITH PROSTATE CANCER

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 Submitted for publication December 21, 2004.Study received institutional review board approval.Supported by Department of Defense Prostate Cancer Research Program DAMD17–02–1–0126.

PII: S0022-5347(01)68517-3

doi: 10.1097/01.ju.0000169526.75984.89

The Journal of Urology
Volume 174, Issue 3 , Pages 1059-1064 , September 2005

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