ated with higher pathologic stage and grade in patients undergoing radical prostatectomy (RP). In earlier studies, serum prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA)
Effects of race and insurance status on serum prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels in localized prostate cancer patients
β Scribed by Srinivasan Vijayakumar; Ralph R. Weichselbaum
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 125 KB
- Volume
- 30
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0360-3016
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