The Journal of Urology
Volume 180, Issue 5 , Pages 1904-1911 , November 2008

How to Use an Article About Therapy

  • Sohail Bajammal

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Philipp Dahm

      Affiliations

    • College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
    • ,
  • Harriette M. Scarpero

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
    • ,
  • William Orovan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Mohit Bhandari

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Department of Surgery, Hamilton Health Sciences-General Hospital, 237 Barton St. East, 6 North Trauma, Hamilton, Ontario, L8L 2X2, Canada

Received 21 December 2007

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doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2008.07.026

The Journal of Urology
Volume 180, Issue 5 , Pages 1904-1911 , November 2008

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