PC-SPES: Herbal formulation for prostate cancer: Editorial comment 1

Urology

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 376-377

  Small, Eric J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ESTROGEN; PC SPES; PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE; WARFARIN;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; BLEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS REACTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GYNECOMASTIA; HUMAN; MASTALGIA; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUALITY CONTROL; SIDE EFFECT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036754199     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(02)01914-3     Document Type: Note

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