Predicting prostate biopsy outcome by findings at digital rectal examination, transrectal ultrasonography, PSA, PSA density and free-to-total PSA ratio in a population-based screening setting

International Journal of Biological Markers

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 179-182

  Ciatto, S ^a   Bonardi, R ^a   Lombardi, C ^a   Cappelli, G ^a   Castagnoli, A ^a   D'Agata, A ^a   Zappa, M ^a   Gervasi, G ^a  

^a CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION INSTITUTE ISPO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Prostate biopsy; Prostate cancer; Prostate specific antigen

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PROSTATE BIOPSY; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATE TUMOR; RANDOMIZATION; RECTUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0034754209     PISSN: 03936155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/172460080101600304     Document Type: Article

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