A change in practice: Current urologic practice in response to reports concerning vasectomy and prostate cancer

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 281-284

  Sandlow, J I ^a   Kreder, K J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

physicians practice patterns; prostatic neoplasms; surveys; Vasectomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FAMILY HISTORY; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES; VASECTOMY;

EID: 0030054672     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)58454-4     Document Type: Article

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