Urological cancers: Do early detection strategies exist?

BJU International

Volumn 86, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 996-1000

  Webb, V ^a   Holmes, A ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bladder; Cancer; Health education; Prostate; Screening; Testicular; Testicular self examination

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL FEATURE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; NURSE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF EXAMINATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; TESTIS; URINARY TRACT CANCER;

EID: 0034530920     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410X.2000.00971.x     Document Type: Article

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