Characterization of prostate size, PSA and endocrine profiles in patients with spinal cord injuries

Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 250-255

  Benaim, E A ^a   Montoya, J D ^a   Saboorian, M H ^a   Litwiller, S ^a,c   Roehrborn, C G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Spinal Cord Injury Center   (United States)

^c Veterans Affairs North Texas Health Care System   (United States)

Author keywords

Endocrine profile; Prostate size; Serum PSA; Spinal cord injury; Transrectal ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

EID: 3142565244     PISSN: 13657852     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.pcan.4500246     Document Type: Article

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