Evaluation of Proprostate Specific Antigen for Early Detection of Prostate Cancer in Men With a Total Prostate Specific Antigen Range of 4.0 to 10.0 Ng/Ml
- 1 September 2003
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Urology
- Vol. 170 (3), 723-726
- https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ju.0000086940.10392.93
Abstract
Purpose: In contemporary screening populations a major drawback of prostate specific antigen (PSA) is its relative lack of specificity, especially in the range of 4 to 10 ng/ml, where prost...Keywords
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