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PubMed

• Quantifying preserved renal volume and function in patients undergoing standard partial nephrectomy vs. tumor enucleation for localized renal tumors.
  Jeffrey L Ellis, Isaac Sontag-Milobsky, Victor S Chen, Goran Rac, Natalie C Hartman
  Urologic Oncology. 2024-12-01
• MRI at diagnostic versus confirmatory biopsy during MRI-based active surveillance of prostate cancer.
  Madison Marras, Jeffrey L Ellis, Olivia Copelan, Ushasi Naha, Timothy Han
  Urologic Oncology. 2024-10-01
• Challenges and Opportunities in Developing an Oncology Clinical Trial Network in the United States Veterans Affairs Health Care System: The VA STARPORT Experience.
  Abhishek A Solanki, Kevin Zheng, Alicia N Skipworth, Lisa M Robin, Ryan F Leparski
  Current Oncology. 2024-08-21

Journal Articles

• Editorial Comment on: Pietzak, EJ, VanArsdalan, K, Patel, K, Malkowicz, SB, Wein, AJ, and Guzzo, TJ: Impact of race on selecting appropriate patients for active survei...  
  Ellimoottil, C., Gupta, G.N., and Quek, M.L., Urology, 1/1/2015
• Radical cystectomy: open vs robotic approach  
  Lau, C.S., Blackwell, R.H., and Quek, M.L., J Urol, 1/1/2015
• Urine cytology in monitoring recurrence in urothelial carcinoma after radical cystectomy and urinary diversion  
  Chen, H., Liu, L., Pambuccian, S.E., Barkan, G.A., Quek, M.L., and Wojcik, E.M., Cancer Cytopathol, 1/1/2015
• Postoperative atrial fibrillation predicts long term cardiovascular events after radical cystectomy  
  Blackwell, R.H., Ellimoottil, C., Bajic, P., Kothari, A., Zapf, M., Kliethermes, C., Flanigan, R.C., Quek, M.L., Kuo, P.C., and Gupta, G.N., J Urol, 1/1/2015
• The RAZOR (randomized open vs robotic cystectomy) trial: study design and trial update  
  Smith, N.D., Castle, E.P., Gonzalgo, M.L., Svatek, R.S., Weizer, A.Z., Montgomery, J.S., Pruthi, R.S., Woods, M.E., Tollefson, M.K., Konety, B.R., Shabsigh, A., Krupsk..., BJU Int, 1/1/2015
• Anaplastic large cell lymphoma involving the urinary bladder: a case report and review of the literature  
  Chen, H., Li, Y., Nand, S., Quek, M.L., Kini, A.R., and Barkan, G.A., Diagn Cytopathol, 1/1/2015
• PET-avid adrenal mass and incidental renal mass in a 70-year-old woman with newly-diagnosed breast cancer  
  Hannick, J., Wang, L., Barkan, G.A., Perez, C., Bova, D., Albain, K.S., and Quek, M.L., Urology, 1/1/2014
• Seeking a standard for adequate pathologic lymph node staging in primary bladder carcinoma  
  Wang, L., Mudaliar, K., Mehta, V., Barkan, G.A., Quek, M.L., Flanigan, R.C., and Picken, M.M., Virchows Arch, 1/1/2014
• Measuring the dimension of invasive component in pT1 urothelial carcinoma in transurethral resection specimens can predict time to recurrence  
  Hu, Z., Mudaliar, K., Quek, M.L., Paner, G.P., and Barkan, G.A., Ann Diagn Pathol, 1/1/2014
• Quality-of-life considerations in elderly patients with bladder cancer  
  Greco, K.A. and Quek, M.L., Aging Health, 1/1/2013
• Defining good candidates for extraperitoneal cystectomy: results from random peritoneum biopsies of 136 cases  
  Ellimoottil, C. and Quek, M.L.: Editorial Comment on: Zhu, Y-P., Ye, D-W., Yao, X-D., Zhang, S-L., Dai, B., Shen, Y-J., and Wang, C-F., Urology, 1/1/2013
• Editorial Comment on: Cytology as an alternative to frozen section at the time of nephron-sparing surgery to evaluate surgical margin status  
  Ellimoottil, C., Hehemann, M., and Quek, M.L., Urology, 1/1/2013
• Choosing a physician in the Yelp era  
  Ellimoottil, C., Kadlec, A.O., Farooq, A. and Quek, M.L., Bull Am Coll Surg, 1/1/2013
• Radical cystectomy after BCG immunotherapy for high-risk nonMedical University of South Carolinale-invasive bladder cancer in patients with previous prostate radiotherapy  
  Rao, M.V., Quek, M.L., Jayram, G., Ellimoottil, C., Sondej, T., Hugen, C.M., Flanigan, R.C., and Steinberg, G.D., ISRN Urology, 1/1/2013
• Renal lymph nodes for tumor staging: appraisal of 871 nephrectomies with examination of hilar fat  
  Mehta, V., Mudaliar, K., Ghai, R., Quek, M.L., Milner, J., Flanigan, R.C., and Picken, M.M., Arch Pathol Lab Med, 1/1/2013
• Online reviews of 500 urologists  
  Ellimoottil, C., Hart, A., Greco, K., Quek, M.L., and Farooq, A., J Urol, 1/1/2013
• Letter to Editor: Acute acalculous cholecystitis following radical cystectomy: a report of 2 cases  
  Greco, K., Flanigan, R.C., and Quek, M.L., Int J Urol, 1/1/2013
• Intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guerin immunotherapy after previous prostate radiotherapy for high-grade non-Medical University of South Carolinale-invasive bladder cancer  
  Rao, M.V., Ellimoottil, C., Sondej, T., Flanigan, R.C., and Quek, M.L., Urol Oncol, 1/1/2013
• The 7th American Urological Association and the Japanese Urological Association international affiliate society Meeting  
  Homma, Y., Kakizaki, H., Smith, J.A., Jr., Namiki, S., Arai, Y., Tomita, Y., Uzzo, R., Tsuchiya, N., Takahashi, M., Ichikawa, T., Quek, M.L., Uemura, H., Mizokami, A.,..., Int J Urol, 1/1/2012
• Giant testicular seminoma  
  Ellimoottil, C. and Quek, M.L., Urology, 1/1/2012
• Risk factors for recurrence following radical cystectomy for pathologic node-negative bladder cancer  
  Hugen, C., Polcari, A., Fitzgerald, M. P. Dauw, C., Flanigan, R., and Quek, M. L., J Surg Onc, 1/1/2010
• Management of bladder cancer in the elderly: clinical decision-making and guideline recommendations  
  Shalhoub, P. J. and Quek, M. L., Aging Health, 1/1/2010
• Long-term outcomes of salvage radiotherapy for PSA-recurrent prostate cancer: validation of the Stephenson nomogram  
  Hugen, C. M., Polcari, A. J., Quek, M. L., Garza, R. P., Fitzgerald, M. P., and Flanigan, R. C., World J Urol, 1/1/2010
• Comparison of open and robot assisted pelvic lymphadenectomy for prostate cancer  
  Polcari, A., J., Hugen, C. M., Woods, M. E., Paner, G. A., Flanigan, R. C., and Quek, M. L., J Endourol, 1/1/2009
• Diagnostic utility of antibody to smoothelin in the distinction of Medical University of South Carolinaularis propria from Medical University of South Carolinaularis m...  
  Paner, G. A., Shen, S. S., Lapetino, S., Venkataraman, G., Barkan, G. A., Quek, M. L., Ro, J. Y., and Amin, M. B., Am J Surg Path, 1/1/2009
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Books/Book Chapters

• The Paris System for Reporting Urinary Cytology 
  Chapter: Clinical Management. 
  Quek, M.L., Bivalacqua, T.J., Kamat, A.M., and Schoenberg, M.P.Editors: Rosenthal, D.L., Wojcik, E.M..Springer International Publishing2016
• The 5-Minute Urology Consult 
  Chapter: Renal Cell Carcinoma with Tumor Thrombus. 
  Ellimoottil, C. and Quek, M. L.Editors: Gomella, L. G..Wolters Kluwer HealthEdition 3rd,2015
• The 5-Minute Urology Consult 
  Chapter: Testis Cancer, Nonseminomatous Germ Cell Tumors, General. 
  Blackwell, R.H. and Quek, M. L.Editors: Gomella, L. G..Wolters Kluwer HealthEdition 3rd,2015
• The 5-Minute Urology Consult 
  Chapter: Testis Cancer, Endodermal Sinus Tumors (Yolk Sac Tumors). 
  Dray, E.V. and Quek, M. L.Editors: Gomella, L. G..Wolters Kluwer HealthEdition 3rd,2015
• American Urological Association Core Curriculum 
  Chapter: Adrenal Neoplasms. 
  Smith, A., Quek, M., and Woods, M.2014
• Comprehensive Textbook of Genitourinary Oncology 
  Chapter: Radical Cystectomy and Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection. 
  Bochner, B. H., Quek, M. L., and Skinner, D. G.Editors: Scardion, P.T., Linehan, W.M., Zelefsky, M.J., and Vogelzang, N.J..Lippincott Williams & WilkinsEdition 4th,2011
• Bladder Cancer: Moving the Field Forward 
  Chapter: Extended lymph node dissection. 
  Woods, M. and Quek, M. L.Editors: Lee, C. T. and Wood, D. P., Jr..Humana Press, Inc.2009
• The 5-Minute Urology Consult 
  Chapter: Testis, Nonseminomatous Germ Cell Tumors, General. 
  Hugen, C. and Quek, M. L.Editors: Gomella, L. G..Lippincott Williams & WilkinsEdition 2nd,2009
• Prostate Cancer: Principles and Practice 
  Chapter: Quality of life instruments for prostate cancer. 
  Quek, M. L. and Penson, D. F.Editors: Kirby, R. S., Partin, A. W., Feneley, M., and Parsons, J. K..Taylor & Francis2006
• Urological Oncology 
  Chapter: Urinary diversions. 
  Page 68 - 80Quek, M. L. and Stein, J. P.Editors: Nachtsheim, D. A..Landes Bioscience2005
• Clinical Scenarios of Surgical Oncology 
  Chapter: Bladder cancer presenting as hematuria. 
  Page 386 - 388Quek, M. L. and Skinner, D. G.Editors: Khatri, V. P..Lippincott Williams & Wilkins2005
• Clinical Scenarios of Surgical Oncology 
  Chapter: Renal cell carcinoma. 
  Page 382 - 385Quek, M. L. and Skinner, D. G.Editors: Khatri, V. P..Lippincott Williams & Wilkins2005
• Recent Research Developments in Cancer 
  Chapter: Neuroendocrine differentiation in prostate cancer. 
  Page 327 - 342Daneshmand S., Quek M. L., and Pinski, J.Transworld Research Networks2004
• Procedures and Monitoring for the Critically Ill 
  Chapter: Suprapubic urinary tube placement. 
  Page 139 - 146Quek, M. L. and Stein, J. P.Editors: Shoemaker, W. C., Velmahos, G. C., and Demetriades, D..W. B. Saunders2002
• Conn's Current Therapy 
  Chapter: Malignant tumors of the urogenital tract. 
  Page 748 - 757Quek, M. L. and Stein, J. P.Editors: Rakel, R. E. and Bope, E. T..W. B. Saunders2001
• Atlas of the Urologic Clinics of North America 
  Chapter: Contemporary surgical techniques for continent urinary diversion: continence and potency preservation. 
  Page 147 - 174Stein, J. P., Quek, M. L., and Skinner, D. G.Editors: Libertino, J. A. and Zinman, L. N..W. B. Saunders2001
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Abstracts/Posters

• Enucleo-resection versus wedge resection for small renal masses: preservation and changes in renal function.
  Kadlec, A., Blackwell, R., Durso, T., Quek, M., and Gupta, G., AUA Annual Meeting, New Orleans, 1/1/2015
• Decrease in long-term disease-specific survival with perioperative blood transfusion following radical cystectomy.
  Burge, B.K., Blackwell, R.H., Carlos, E., Flanigan, R.C., Gupta, G.N., and Quek, M.L., AUA Annual Meeting, New Orleans, 1/1/2015
• Postoperative atrial fibrillation following radical cystectomy predicts future cardiovascular events.
  Blackwell, R., Ellimoottil, C., Bajic, P., Zapf, M., Kothari, A., Kuo, P., Flanigan, R., Quek, M., and Gupta, G., AUA Annual Meeting, New Orleans, 1/1/2015
• Implementation of a web-based, procedure-specific, robotic training experience log with feedback and longitudinal reporting features.
  Thorwarth, R., Quek, M., and Gupta, G., AUA Annual Meeting, New Orleans, 1/1/2015
• Long-term incidence of hematuria, urethral stricture, and bladder cancer following radiation therapy for prostate cancer.
  Kandabarow, A., Blackwell, R., Harkenrider, M., Gupta, G., Quek, M., and Flanigan, R., AUA Annual Meeting, Orlando, 1/1/2014
• Enucleo-resection maximmaly preserves renal parenchymal volume in partial nephrectomy.
  Durso, T., Blackwell, R., VanHuis, A., Surprenant, D., Sweigert, P., Alvarez, H., Carnell, J., Wetterlin, J., Quek, M., Flanigan, R., and Gupta, G., AUA Annual Meeting, Orlando, 1/1/2014
• Impact of body mass index on radical cystectomy outcomes.
  Kearns, B., Blackwell, R., Vellos, T., Gupta, G., Flanigan, R., Quek, M., AUA Annual Meeting, Orlando, 1/1/2014
• Every minute, and pound, counts: the effects of warm ischemia time and parenchymal volume preservation on renal functional outcomes in partial nephrectomy stratified b...
  Durso, T., Blackwell, R., VanHuis, A., Surprenant, D., Sweigert, P., Alvarez, H., Carnell, J., Wetterlin, J., Quek, M., Flanigan, R., and Gupta, G., AUA Annual Meeting, Orlando, 1/1/2014
• Current smoking associates with extraprostatic extension of prostate cancer at the time of radical prostatectomy.
  Hurley, S., Vidal, P., Flanigan, R., Branch, J., Quek, M., Cintron, D., Deane, L., Lui, L., Zhang, Q., Freeman, V., and Hollowell, C.M.P., NCSAUA Annual Meeting, Chicago, 1/1/2014
• Long-term incidence of hematuria, urethral stricture, and bladder cancer following radiation therapy for prostate cancer.
  Blackwell, R., Kadabarow, A., Gupta, G., Harkenrider, M., Quek, M., and Flanigan, R., NCSAUA Annual Meeting, Chicago, 1/1/2014
• Perioperative blood transfusion with partial nephrectomy identifies patients at risk for pseudoaneurysm.
  Blackwell, R., Gorbonos, A., Farooq, A., Quek, M., and Gupta, G., NCSAUA Annual Meeting, Chicago, 1/1/2014
• Robotic-assisted healthy margin vs enucleo-resection partial nephrectomy for T1 renal tumors: a multi-institutional analysis of perioperative outcomes.
  Blackwell, R., Hackney, J., Wetterlin, J., Bahler, C., Boris, R., Sundaram, C., Quek, M., and Gupta, G., NCSAUA Annual Meeting, Chicago, 1/1/2014
• Impact of body mass index on radical cystectomy outcomes.
  Blackwell, R., Kearns, B., Vellos, T., Flanigan, R, Gupta, G., and Quek, M., NCSAUA Annual Meeting, Chicago, 1/1/2014
• Aborted radical cystectomy: causes and outcomes.
  Blackwell, R., Kearns, B., Vellos, T., Flanigan, R, Gupta, G., and Quek, M., NCSAUA Annual Meeting, Chicago, 1/1/2014
• Volume preservation better predicts renal functional outcome than warm ischemia time in robotic partial nephrectomy.
  Durso, T., Blackwell, R., VanHuis, A., Surprenant, D., Sweigert, P., Alvarez, H., Carnell, J., Wetterlin, J., Quek, M., Flanigan, R., and Gupta, G., NCSAUA Annual Meeting, Chicago, 1/1/2014
• Increasing tumor volume predicts greater parenchymal loss in partial nephrectomy.
  Durso, T., VanHuis, A., Surprenant, D., Sweigert, P., Alvarez, H., Carnell, J., Quek, M., Flanigan, R., and Gupta, G., NCSAUA Annual Meeting, Chicago, 1/1/2014
• Performance of urinary cytology in monitoring for local tumor recurrence following radical cystectomy and urinary diversion for urothelial carcinoma of urinary bladder.
  Chen, H., Liu, L., Pambuccian, S., Barkan, G.A., Quek, M.L., and Wojcik, E.M., American Society of Cytopathology Annual Meeting, Dallas, 1/1/2014
• Benign ureteroenteric anastamotic strictures following urinary diversion.
  Vellos T., Rao, M.V., Blackwell, R.H., Flanigan, R.C., and Quek, M.L., Annual Meeting of the Society of Pelvic Surgeons, Tampa, 1/1/2014
• Robotic-assisted healthy margin vs enucleo-resection partial nephrectomy for T1 renal tumors: a multi-institutional analysis of peri-operative outcomes.
  Blackwell, R., Hackney, J., Wetterlin, J., Bahler, C., Boris, R., Sundaram, C., Quek, M., and Gupta, G., SUO Winter Meeting, Bethesda, 1/1/2014
• Mutation profiling of bladder cancer using ion torrent sequencing.
  Wojcik, E., Rosenfeld, A.B., Zilliox, M.J., Quek, M.L., Barkan, G.A., and Gai, X., USCAP Annual Meeting, Baltimore, 1/1/2013
• Total and partial adrenalectomy have similar peri-operative outcomes.
  Ellimoottil, C., Trinh, Q., Sun, M., Kadlex, A., Greco, K., Quek, M., and Gupta, G., AUA Annual Meeting, San Diego, 1/1/2013
• National analysis of perioperative outcomes and readmission after radical cystectomy in elderly patients.
  Ellimoottil, C., Farooq, A., Gupta, G., and Quek, M., AUA Annual Meeting, San Diego, 1/1/2013
• Open vs robotic radical prostatectomy in obese men: do outcomes differ?
  Ellimoottil, C., Trinh, Q., Sun, M., Kadlec, A., Greco, K., Quek, M., and Gupta, G., AUA Annual Meeting, San Diego, 1/1/2013
• Do US News & World Report Top Urology Hospitals also provide a better "patient experience"?
  Ellimoottil, C., Hart, S., Farooq, A., and Quek, M., AUA Annual Meeting, San Diego, 1/1/2013
• Robot-assisted partial nephrectomy in 2500+ consecutive cases: a five-year multi-institutional experience from the robot-assisted partial nephrectomy integrated databa...
  Munver, R., Abaza, R., Andrews, P., et al, AUA Annual Meeting, San Diego, 1/1/2013
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Lectures

• "Penile and Urethral Cancer" 
  Chicago, IL, 2006-2013 - 1/29/2014
• "Urine Cytology-What is significant for me? The Urologist's perspective" 
  Chicago, IL - 1/13/2014
• "Urethral Cancer" 
  Chicago, IL - 1/8/2014
• "Urothelial Carcinoma" 
  Chicago, IL - 1/5/2014
• "Urine Cytology Reports-What is significant for me?" 
  San Diego, CA - 1/2/2014
• "A Urologist's View on Cytology Based Urinary Markers" 
  Paris - 1/28/2013
• "Penile Cancer" 
  Chicago, IL - 1/20/2013
• "Importance of Lymphadenectomy in Association with Radical Cystectomy" 
  Las Vegas, NV - 1/14/2013
• "Pitfalls of Radical Nephrectomy in Advanced Disease" 
  Las Vegas, NV - 1/14/2013
• "How to Learn Robotic Prostatectomy" and "Role of Extended Lymphadenectomy in Bladder Cancer" 
  Las Vegas, NV - 1/14/2013
• "Strategic Approach for Management of Inferior Vena Cava Tumor Thrombus" 
  Las Vegas, NV - 1/14/2013
• "Surgical Management of Invasive Bladder Cancer" 
  Maywood, IL - 1/22/2012
• "Prostate Cancer Screening" 
  Maywood, IL - 1/21/2012
• "Robotic Surgery" 
  Maywood, IL - 1/20/2012
• "Prostate Cancer Update: Screening and Detection" 
  Melrose Park, IL - 1/9/2012
• "Complications of Urinary Diversions" 
  Chicago, IL - 1/7/2012
• "Surgical Challenges in the Management of Renal Cell Carcinoma" 
  Chicago, IL - 1/5/2012
• "Non-Prostatic Robotic Surgery: Where Are We?" 
  Chicago, IL - 1/1/2012
• "Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer (CRPC)" 
  Atlanta, GA - 1/1/2012
• "Cystectomy for High Grade T1 Bladder Cancer" 
  Nanjing, China - 1/27/2011
• "Active Surveillance for Clinical Stage I Nonseminomatous Germ Cell Tumors" 
  Chicago, IL - 1/20/2011
• Discussant, on abstract presentation by Bochner, BH: "Prospective evaluation of outcome in lymph node positive bladder cancer patients treated by radical cystectomy an... 
  Toronto, Canada - 1/17/2011
• "Salvage Therapies for Locally-Recurrent Prostate Cancer After Radiotherapy" 
  Maywood, IL - 1/15/2011
• "Surgical Management of Penile Cancer" 
  Maywood, IL - 1/15/2010
• "Open Radical Nephrectomy with Extended Lymphadenectomy" 
  Chicago, IL - 1/3/2010
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Other

• "Confident" Burke says he will beat prostate cancer. 
  Marcus L. Quek, MD, Interview with Spielman, F., Chicago Sun-Times online
  1/25/2014
• Burke expects to make full recovery after prostate cancer surgery. 
  Marcus L. Quek, MD, Interview with Spielman, F., Chicago Sun-Times online
  http://politics.suntimes.com/article/chicago/burke-expects-make-full-recovery-after-prostate-cancer-surgery/tue-06242014-1109am
  1/24/2014
• Beyond the Abstract: seeking a standard for adequate pathologic lymph node staging in primary bladder carcinoma. 
  Wang, L., Mudaliar, K., Mehta, V., Barkan, G.A., Quek, M.L., Flanigan, R.C., and Picken, M.M., UroToday.com
  http://urotoday.com/2014-09-18-02-47-34/bladder-cancer/75198-seeking-a-standard-for-adequate-pathologic-lymph-node-staging-in-primary-bladder-carcinoma-beyond-the-abstract-by-maria-m-picken-md-phd-et-al.html
  1/12/2014
• Obesity increases men's risk of dying from prostate cancer. 
  Marcus L. Quek, MD, Interview with Stokes, T.
  http://www.nbcnews.com/health/obesity-increases-mens-risk-dying-prostate-cancer-6C9566874
  1/23/2013
• Robotic-assisted endoscopic inguinal lymph node dissection. 
  Kadlec, A., Polcari, A.J., Quek, M.L., Video Presentation, ACS Annual Clinical Congress
  Chicago - 1/1/2012
• Urologists not fully caring for patients with bladder cancer? 
  Marcus L. Quek, MD, Interview with Mulcahy, N.
  www.medscape.com
  1/12/2011
• Review of Shergill, I.S., Arya, M., Grange, P., and Mundy, A. R. (eds) Medical Therapy in Urology. 
  Quek, M. L., Doody's Review Service (on-line)
  http://www.doody.com
  1/14/2010
• Lymph nodes and bladder cancer. 
  Rao, M. V. and Quek, M. L., AUA News
  1/1/2010
• Stroger's 10-month wait called OK, unusual. 
  Marcus L. Quek, MD, Interview with Ritter, J., Chicago Sun-Times
  1/20/2007
• The York-Mason procedure for rectovesicle fistulae. 
  Nunoo-Mensah, J. W., Ortega, A. E., Daneshmand, S., Tabibian, L., Quek, M. L., Best, C., Skinner, D. G., Video Presentation, ACS Annual Clinical Congress
  San Francisco - 1/1/2005
• Is distinction between microscopic (pT3a) and gross (pT3b) extravesical extension necessary in pathologic staging of bladder cancer. 
  Quek, M. L., Stein, J. P., and Skinner, D. G., AUA News
  1/1/2003
• Featured article: Revised bladder tumor staging not clinically useful. 
  Marcus L. Quek, MD, Urology Times
  1/1/2002
• Distinguishing between visual and conceptual priming: identical pictures, different exemplars, and words as priming stimuli in a picture-naming task. 
  Quek, M. L., Thesis, Psychology Department, Stanford University
  1/1/1993
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