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Urological hospitalization reasons and outcomes of octogenarians and nonagenarians: does age really matter? Erkan et al.

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  1. Uro-Oncology Fellow, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, UK

    Ranil Johann Boaz

  2. Consultant Urological Surgeon, Bristol Urological Institute, North Bristol NHS Trust & Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Southmead Hospital, Westbury-On-Trym, Bristol, BS10 5NB, UK

    Joe Philip

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Boaz, R.J., Philip, J. Urological hospitalization reasons and outcomes of octogenarians and nonagenarians: does age really matter? Erkan et al.. World J Urol 41, 2871–2872 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00345-023-04553-2

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