History of the Term Prostate
@article{JosefMarx2009HistoryOT,
title={History of the Term Prostate},
author={Franz Josef Marx and Axel Karenberg},
journal={The Prostate},
year={2009},
volume={69}
}We comprehensively review the history of the word “prostate” and related terms from 600 BC to the present.
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