Prospective evaluation of prostate specific antigen and prostate specific antigen density in the detection of carcinoma of the prostate: Ethnic variations

Journal of Urology

Volumn 157, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 907-912

  Presti Jr , Joseph C ^a   Hovey, Regina ^a   Bhargava, Vivek ^a   Carroll, Peter R ^a   Shinohara, Katsuto ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

ethnic groups; prostate specific antigen; prostatic neoplasms

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; ETHNIC GROUP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTATE BIOPSY; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031012676     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)65080-8     Document Type: Article

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