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Measurement of prostate specific antigen complexed to α1-antichymotrypsin to avoid unnecessary biopsy in patients with serum prostate specific antigen levels 4–20 ng/mL

✍ Scribed by YOJIRO NAKANO; KIKUO OKAMURA; SHINICHI TAKAMURA; NORIKO OKAMOTO; MASAHIRO NARISHIMA; YASUSHI YOSHINO; RYOHEI HATTORI; YOSHINARI ONO; SHINICHI OHSHIMA; TETSURO NAGASAKA


Book ID
108976878
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2005
Tongue
English
Weight
171 KB
Volume
12
Category
Article
ISSN
0919-8172

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