The Journal of Urology
Volume 178, Issue 3 , Pages 854-859 , September 2007

Prospective Evaluation of Short-Term Impact and Recovery of Health Related Quality of Life in Men Undergoing Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy Versus Open Radical Prostatectomy

Received 22 January 2007

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 Study received approval from the University of North Carolina Institutional Review Board.

PII: S0022-5347(07)01257-8

doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2007.05.051

The Journal of Urology
Volume 178, Issue 3 , Pages 854-859 , September 2007

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