Prostate-specific antigen in female urine: A prospective study involving 217 women

Urology

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 717-720

  Schmidt, Stefan ^a   Franke, Matthias ^a   Lehmann, Jan ^a   Loch, Tillmann ^b   Stöckle, Stockle ^b   Weichert Jacobsen, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFERENCE VALUE; URINE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0035319271     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(00)01093-1     Document Type: Article

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