The Journal of Urology
Volume 183, Issue 3 , Pages 856-857 , March 2010

The Top-Down Approach: An Expanded Methodology

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doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.12.062

The Journal of Urology
Volume 183, Issue 3 , Pages 856-857 , March 2010

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