The Journal of Urology
Volume 178, Issue 5 , Pages 1875-1877 , November 2007

Elisabeth Pauline Pickett (1918-): Opening the Door for Women in Urological Oncology

  • Jennifer H. Yang
    • ,
  • S. Machele Donat

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence and requests for reprints: Department of Urology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave., New York, New York 10021 (telephone: 646-422-4398; FAX: 212-988-0768).

Received 1 October 2006

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PII: S0022-5347(07)01740-5

doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2007.07.004

The Journal of Urology
Volume 178, Issue 5 , Pages 1875-1877 , November 2007

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