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Mona Norberg✉(Uppsala University Hospital)Lars Egevad(Uppsala University Hospital)Lars Holmberg(Uppsala University Hospital)Pär Sparén(Uppsala University Hospital)B. J. Norlén(Uppsala University Hospital)C. Busch(Uppsala University Hospital)
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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overBiopsy, NeedleClinical ProtocolsHumansMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesProstatic NeoplasmsSensitivity and SpecificityUltrasonographyReproducibility of Results
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