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Prostatic diseases under focus in a university hospital in Eastern Saudi Arabia

A 15-year experience

Areej M. Al Nemer and Reem B. Aldamanhori
Saudi Medical Journal November 2015, 36 (11) 1319-1323; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2015.11.12654
Areej M. Al Nemer
From the Departments of Surgical Pathology (Al Nemer), Urology (Aldamanhori), University of Dammam, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Alkhobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Reem B. Aldamanhori
From the Departments of Surgical Pathology (Al Nemer), Urology (Aldamanhori), University of Dammam, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Alkhobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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