Citation:Numao N, Kawakami S, Sakura M, Yoshida S, Koga F, Saito K, et al 2012

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Numao N, Kawakami S, Sakura M, Yoshida S, Koga F, Saito K, et al. Characteristics and clinical significance of prostate cancers missed by initial transrectal 12-core biopsy. BJU Int 2012 Mar;109(5):665-71 Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21939488.

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Numao N, Kawakami S, Sakura M, Yoshida S, Koga F, Saito K, et al 2012	For men undergoing an initial prostate biopsy how many biopsy cores, which pattern of biopsy sampling sites and which approach constitute an adequate prostate biopsy?	Dr. med. univ. Dana Stefanovic	completed
Numao N, Kawakami S, Sakura M, Yoshida S, Koga F, Saito K, et al 2012 2	For men undergoing an initial prostate biopsy how many biopsy cores, which pattern of biopsy sampling sites and which approach constitute an adequate prostate biopsy?	Cindy Peng	completed

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