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Wrong perspective obscures the adverse effects of shock-wave lithotripsy

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  1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Split and Department of Medical Physics, University of Split Medical Faculty, Spinčićeva 1, 21000, Split, Croatia

    Davor Eterović, Vinko Marković & Ante Punda

  2. Department of Urology, University Hospital Split and University of Split Medical Faculty, Split, Croatia

    Marijan Šitum

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Eterović, D., Šitum, M., Marković, V. et al. Wrong perspective obscures the adverse effects of shock-wave lithotripsy. Urolithiasis 41, 89–90 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00240-012-0519-6

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