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Value of treatment, risk and responsibility in urological practice


Authors: M. A. Faasse
Authors‘ workplace: Department of Urology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Published in: Urol List 2012; 10(3): 48-50

Overview

Key words:
treatment value, healthcare cost, responsibility


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