## Abstract The aim of our study was to estimate uptake of prostateβspecific antigen (PSA) testing in an entire country, including time trends and geographical differences. Data from the Swedish Cancer Register on prostate cancer incidence between 1980 and 2007 and published data from the Gothenbur
Early detection of prostate cancer. Results of a prostate specific antigen-based detection program in Japan
β Scribed by Shin Egawa; Kazuho Suyama; Makoto Ohori; Tatuhiro Kawakami; Sadahito Kuwao; Kazutaka Hirokado; Seiichiro Hirano; Eiji Yokoyama; Toyoaki Uchida; Ken Koshiba
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 866 KB
- Volume
- 76
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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