Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
Volume 5, Issue 2 , Pages 153-158 , June 2008

The economic benefit of photodynamic diagnosis in non-muscle invasive bladder cancer

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doi: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2008.05.001

Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
Volume 5, Issue 2 , Pages 153-158 , June 2008

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