The Journal of Urology
Volume 180, Issue 5 , Pages 1969-1974 , November 2008

Patterns of Care for Radical Prostatectomy in the United States From 2003 to 2005

  • Jim C. Hu

      Affiliations

    • Division of Urologic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Center for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Lank Center for Genitourinary Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Division of Urologic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts (telephone: 617-732-6907; FAX: 617-566-3475)
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  • Nathanael D. Hevelone

      Affiliations

    • Center for Outcomes and Policy Research, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • Marcos D. Ferreira

      Affiliations

    • Division of Urologic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • Stuart R. Lipsitz

      Affiliations

    • Center for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • Toni K. Choueiri

      Affiliations

    • Lank Center for Genitourinary Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • Martin G. Sanda

      Affiliations

    • Division of Urologic Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • Craig C. Earle

      Affiliations

    • Center for Outcomes and Policy Research, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

Received 6 March 2008

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 Supported by a Lance Armstrong Young Investigator Award and a Dana Farber Harvard Cancer Center Career Development Award (JCH).

PII: S0022-5347(08)01857-0

doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2008.07.054

The Journal of Urology
Volume 180, Issue 5 , Pages 1969-1974 , November 2008

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