Are Doctors Examining Prostates in University Hospital?

Urology

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 843-845

  Hong Lim, Chin ^a   Quinlan, David M ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL RECORD; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; PROSTATE CANCER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION; HEMATOLOGIC TESTS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UROLOGY;

EID: 36549027436     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2007.07.010     Document Type: Article

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