Racial differences in tumor volume and prostate specific antigen among radical prostatectomy patients

Journal of Urology

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 394-397

  Moul, Judd W ^a   Connelly, Roger R ^b   Mooneyhan, Renee M ^b   Zhang, Wei ^b   Sesterhenn, Isabell A ^b   Mostofi, F K ^b   McLeod, David G ^b  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Blacks; Prostate specific antigen; Prostatectomy; Prostatic neoplasms; Whites

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE TUMOR; PROSTATECTOMY; RACE DIFFERENCE; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0032854393     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)68568-0     Document Type: Article

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