Anxiety associated with prostate cancer screening with special reference to men with a positive screening test (elevated PSA) - Results from a prospective, population-based, randomised study

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 43, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 2109-2116

  Carlsson, Sigrid ^a   Aus, Gunnar ^a   Wessman, Catrin ^a   Hugosson, Jonas ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Early detection; Prostate cancer; Screening

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BIOPSY; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEN'S HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SWEDEN; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; BIOPSY; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTATE; PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 34548486717     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2007.06.002     Document Type: Article

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