The Journal of Urology
Volume 183, Issue 2 , Pages 448-454 , February 2010

Prognostic Value of Body Mass Index in Korean Patients With Renal Cell Carcinoma

  • Hwang Gyun Jeon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
    • ,
  • In Gab Jeong

      Affiliations

    • Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
    • ,
  • June Hyung Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
    • ,
  • Chang Ju Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
    • ,
  • Cheol Kwak

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
    • ,
  • Hyeon Hoe Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
    • ,
  • Sang Eun Lee

      Affiliations

    • Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
    • ,
  • Eunsik Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Department of Urology, Seoul National University Hospital, 28, Yongon-dong, Chongno-gu, Seoul 110-744, Korea (telephone: 82-2-2072-2915; FAX: 82-2-742-4665)

Received 1 June 2009

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 Study received institutional review board approval.

 See Editorial on page 427.

 For another article on a related topic see page 743.

PII: S0022-5347(09)02639-1

doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.10.004

The Journal of Urology
Volume 183, Issue 2 , Pages 448-454 , February 2010

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