Self-reported prevalence of prostate-specific antigen testing in South Australia: A community study

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 169, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 25-28

  Pinnock, Carole B ^a   Weller, David P ^b,c   Marshall, Villis R ^a,b  

^a REPATRIATION GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Dept Evidence Based Care Gen P ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PROSTATE CANCER; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0032490638     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1998.tb141473.x     Document Type: Article

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