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Does slower delivery of shock-wave lithotripsy improve treatment efficacy for urolithiasis?

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boxed-textMadbouly K et al. (2005) Slow versus fast shock wave lithotripsy rate for urolithiasis: a prospective randomized study. J Urol 173: 127–130

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Rajan, P., Tolley, D. Does slower delivery of shock-wave lithotripsy improve treatment efficacy for urolithiasis?. Nat Rev Urol 2, 132–133 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpuro0118

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