The Safety of Lasers for BPH Surgery in Men Taking Clopidogrel: One Cannot Judge a Book by Its Cover

Overview

Journal World J Urol

Specialty Urology

Date 2019 Feb 25

PMID 30798380

Authors

Vincent Misrai

Kevin C Zorn

Benoit Peyronnet

Helene Charbonneau

Atul Pathak

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