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Urology

PCA3 as a diagnostic marker for prostate cancer: A validation study on a Swedish patient population

Martin Nyberg Department of Urology, Skåne University Hospital Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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David Ulmert Department of Urology, Skåne University Hospital Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden; Department of Surgery (Urology), Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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Anna Lindgren Center for Mathematical Sciences, Department of Mathematical Statistics, Lund University, Sweden
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Ulla Lindström Department of Urology, Skåne University Hospital Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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Per-anders Abrahamsson Department of Urology, Skåne University Hospital Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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Anders Bjartell Department of Urology, Skåne University Hospital Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 378-383 | Received 30 Mar 2010, Accepted 31 Aug 2010, Published online: 21 Oct 2010

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