The performance characteristics of the bladder tumour antigen test

British Journal of Urology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 30-34

  Kirollos S Mcdermott, M M ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bladder tumour antigen test; Diagnosis; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

TUMOR ANTIGEN; TUMOR MARKER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BLADDER TUMOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CYSTOSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR CELL CULTURE; URINE CYTOLOGY;

ANTIGENS, NEOPLASM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0031397166     PISSN: 00071331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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