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Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL) Procedures for the Treatement of Kidney Stones

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

John R. Farrell
Affiliation:
National Center for Health Services Research and Health Care Technology Assessment Office of Health Technology Assessment

Abstract

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Technology Assessment Reports
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1986

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