Impact of total and ionized serum calcium on prostate cancer risk in North Indian men

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1257-1260

  George, Ginu P ^a   Ramesh, V ^a   Mittal, Rama D ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Ionized calcium; North India; Prostate cancer; PSA; Serum calcium

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857945548     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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