Evaluation of prostate-specific antigen, digital rectal examination and transrectal ultrasonography in population-based screening for prostate cancer: improving the efficiency of early detection

Br J Urol. 1997 Apr:79 Suppl 2:57-63. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1997.tb16922.x.

Authors

J B Rietbergen¹, R Kranse, W J Kirkels, H J De Koning, F H Schröder

Affiliation

¹ Department of Urology, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

PMID: 9126071
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1997.tb16922.x

No abstract available

Publication types

Clinical Trial
Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

Aged
Biopsy, Needle
Humans
Male
Mass Screening / methods*
Mass Screening / standards
Middle Aged
Multivariate Analysis
Physical Examination*
Prostate-Specific Antigen / blood
Prostatic Neoplasms / blood
Prostatic Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Prostatic Neoplasms / prevention & control*
Reference Values
Sensitivity and Specificity
Ultrasonography

Substances

Prostate-Specific Antigen