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Original Article

Influence of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Testosterone and age on Serum Levels of Prostate Specific Antigen

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Pages 379-384 | Received 15 Oct 1993, Accepted 29 Nov 1993, Published online: 15 Feb 2010

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