Prostate specific antigen adjusted for the transition zone volume as an indicator of prostate cancer

Journal of Urology

Volumn 158, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 2193-2196

  Maeda, Hiroshi ^a   Arai, Yoichi ^a   Ishitoya, Satoshi ^a   Okubo, Kazutoshi ^a   Aoki, Yoshitaka ^a   Okada, Takashi ^a  

^a KURASHIKI CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Prostate specific antigen; Prostatic neoplasms

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSAY; DENSITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE BIOPSY; PROSTATE CANCER; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030727640     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)68193-X     Document Type: Article

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