The bladder tumor antigen (BTA) test compared to voided urine cytology in the detection of bladder neoplasms

Journal of Urology

Volumn 158, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 2102-2106

  Murphy, William M ^a   Rivera Ramirez, Inoel ^a   Medina, Camilo A ^a   Wright, Nancy J ^a   Wajsman, Zev ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antigens; Bladder neoplasms; Cytology

Indexed keywords

TUMOR ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BLADDER BIOPSY; BLADDER CANCER; BLADDER IRRIGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT CANCER; URINE CYTOLOGY;

EID: 0030784882     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)68167-9     Document Type: Article

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