Age, prostate-specific antigen, and digital rectal examination as determinants of the probability of having prostate cancer
โ Scribed by Steven R Potter; Wolfgang Horniger; Martina Tinzl; Georg Bartsch; Alan W Partin
- Book ID
- 117263605
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 165 KB
- Volume
- 57
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0090-4295
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