The role of the ratio of free PSA and total PSA in diagnosing prostate carcinoma

Journal of Xi'an Medical University, Chinese Edition

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 180-181+201

  Ma, Lieting ^a   Wang, Yawen ^a   Li, Yiping ^a  

^a THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF XI AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Prostate carcinoma (PC); Ratio of free PSA and total PSA

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; PATIENT; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY;

EID: 0036387811     PISSN: 02580659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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