Prostate specific antigen density of the transition zone: A new effective parameter for prostate cancer prediction

Journal of Urology

Volumn 157, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1315-1321

  Zlotta, Alexandre R ^a   Djavan, Bob ^a   Marberger, Michael ^a   Schulman, Claude C ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

biopsy; prostate specific antigen; prostatic hypertrophy; prostatic neoplasms

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE BIOPSY; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY;

EID: 0030947920     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)64961-9     Document Type: Article

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