Age-Specific Patterns of Prostate-Specific Antigen Testing among Primary Care Physician Visits

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 169-172

  Mcnaughton Collins, Mary ^a   Staniford, Randall S ^b   Barry, Michael J ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Family; Physicians; Prostate; Prostate specific antigen

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; GENERAL PRACTICE; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSTATE TUMOR; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE VISITS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034133202     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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