Clinical correlates to PSA spikes and positive repeat biopsies after prostate brachytherapy

Urology

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 683-688

  Reed, Daniel ^b   Wallner, Kent ^a   Merrick, Gregory ^b   Buskirk, Steven ^b   True, Lawrence ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IODINE 125; PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BRACHYTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE BIOPSY; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; SALVAGE THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0141449256     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(03)00505-3     Document Type: Article

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