Evidence-based uncertainty: Recent trial results on prostate-specific antigen testing and prostate cancer mortality

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 191, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 199-200

  Smith, David P ^a   Banks, Emily ^b   Clements, Mark S ^b   Gardiner, Robert A ^c,d   Armstrong, Bruce K ^e  

^a CANCER RESEARCH DIVISION   (Australia)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SCREENING; EDITORIAL; EUROPE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; RISK FACTOR; AGED; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROSTATE TUMOR; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNCERTAINTY; UNITED STATES;

AGED; EUROPE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; UNCERTAINTY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349576498     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02752.x     Document Type: Editorial

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