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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