Knowledge, attitudes, and screening practices among older men regarding prostate cancer

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 90, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1595-1600

  Steele, C B ^a   Miller, D S ^a   Maylahn, C ^a   Uhler, R J ^a   Baker, C T ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NEGRO; NORMAL HUMAN; PROSTATE CANCER; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0033799833     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.90.10.1595     Document Type: Article

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