Serum testosterone and dihydrotestosterone in carcinoma of the prostate

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1979, Pages 696-699

  Puah, C M ^b   O'donoghue, E P N ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute of Urology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANOLONE; RADIOISOTOPE; TESTOSTERONE;

DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; THEORETICAL STUDY;

AGED; CARCINOMA; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; STANOLONE; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0018742249     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1979.122     Document Type: Article

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