The effects of ejaculation on serum prostate specific antigen

Journal of Urology

Volumn 155, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1329-1331

  Netto Jr , Nelson Rodrigues ^a   Apuzzo, Fábio ^a   De Andrade, Enrico ^a   Srulzon, Gélsio B ^a   Cortado, Pedro Luis ^a   Lima, Marcelo Lopes ^a  

^a Hospital A Beneficência Portuguesa   (Brazil)

Author keywords

ejaculation; prostate; prostatic hyperplasia; prostatic specific antigen

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EJACULATION; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 9044239261     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)66258-X     Document Type: Article

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