PS2-43: Prostate-Specific Antigen Tests in Clinical Practice over the Past Decade: Is the Threshold for Recommending Biopsy Dropping?

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Medicine & Research

سال: 2011

ISSN: 1539-4182,1554-6179

DOI: 10.3121/cmr.2011.1020.ps2-43