Use of diagnostic categories in urinary cytology in comparison with the bladder tumour antigen (BTA) test in bladder cancer patients

International Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 189-196

  Takashi, M ^a   Schenck, U ^a   Kissel, K ^a   Leyh, H ^a   Treiber, U ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TUMOR ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; URINE CYTOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIGENS, NEOPLASM; CYTODIAGNOSIS; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS; URINE;

EID: 0032870393     PISSN: 03011623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007124724817     Document Type: Article

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