Predictive factors for prostate cancer in biopsy of patients with prostate-specific antigen levels equal to or less than 4 ng/ml

Korean Journal of Urology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 166-171

  Kim, Hyoung Woo ^a   Ko, Young Hwii ^b   Kang, Seok Ho ^b   Lee, Jeong Gu ^b  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Prostate specific antigen; Prostatic neoplasms

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROSTATE BIOPSY; PROSTATE CANCER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 79953199082     PISSN: 20056737     EISSN: 20056745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4111/kju.2011.52.3.166     Document Type: Article

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