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About the Author

K.C. Balaji, MD

Chief of Urology, W.G. (Bill) Hefner VA Medical Center, Salisbury, North Carolina

Professor of Urology and Cancer Biology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, North Carolina

Department of Urology, Cancer Biology, Institute of Regenerative Medicine

Wake Forest University School of Medicine, W.G. (Bill) Hefner VA Medical Center

Winston Salem, NC, USA

Mailing Address:

Department of Urology, Medical Center Blvd,

Winston Salem, NC 27157

T: 336 716 5690

F: 336 716 5711

Email: kbalaji@wakehealth.edu

Book Information
ISBN 9783319524573
Author K.C Balaji
Format Paperback
Page Count 280
Imprint Springer International Publishing AG
Publisher Springer International Publishing AG