Urology
Volume 56, Issue 2 , Pages 295-301 , August 2000

Prostate cancer detection, characterization, and clinical outcomes in men aged 70 years and older referred for transrectal ultrasound and prostate biopsies

  • Jeffrey C Sung

      Affiliations

    • Section of Urology, Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Palo Alto, California, USA
    • Department of Urology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California, USA
    • ,
  • John N Kabalin

      Affiliations

    • Section of Urologic Surgery, University of Nebraska College of Medicine, Scottsbluff, Nebraska, USA
    • ,
  • Martha K Terris

      Affiliations

    • Section of Urology, Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Palo Alto, California, USA
    • Department of Urology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Martha K. Terris, M.D., Section of Urology (112 C), Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 3801 Miranda Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304

Received 20 December 1999 ,Revised 16 March 2000 ,Accepted 16 March 2000.

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Urology
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