Urological referral of asymptomatic men in general practice in England

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 98, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1176-1181

  Melia, J ^a   Coulson, P ^a   Coleman, D ^a   Moss, S ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health education; Hospital referral; Primary health care; Prostate specific antigen

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; UNITED KINGDOM; UROLOGICAL CARE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK MANAGEMENT; UROLOGY;

EID: 41549169646     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604291     Document Type: Article

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