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Editorial Comment to Impact of the coronavirus disease‐2019 pandemic on the number of patients undergoing radical nephroureterectomy and postoperative adjuvant systematic therapy for upper tract urothelial carcinomas in Japan: A multicenter retrospective study

Z. Choo, J. Leow, Elise Vong, P. Chia

International journal of urology, 2023

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