PSA and the conservative treatment of early prostate cancer

Archivio Italiano di Urologia e Andrologia

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 152-153

  Albertsen, Peter C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservative treatment; Prostate cancer; PSA

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

CANCER GRADING; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; GLEASON SCORE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; UNITED STATES;

DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33846275364     PISSN: 11243562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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