Comparison of outpatient narcotic prescribing patterns after minimally invasive versus retropubic and perineal radical prostatectomy.

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Published in J Urol on September 25, 2011

Authors

Keith J Kowalczyk1, Aaron C Weinburg, Xiangmei Gu, Hua-Yin Yu, Stuart R Lipsitz, Stephen B Williams, Jim C Hu

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Urologic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02130, USA. kkowalczyk@partners.org

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