An analysis of world media reporting of two recent large randomized prospective trials investigating screening for prostate cancer

BJU International

Volumn 108, Issue 8 B, 2011, Pages

  Lawrentschuk, Nathan ^a   Daljeet, Nikhil ^a   Trottier, Greg ^a   Crawley, Phillip ^a   Fleshner, Neil E ^a  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

biopsy; diagnosis; Internet; mass media; prostate neoplasm; PSA

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND; CANADA; CANCER SCREENING; CONTENT ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL INFORMATION; METHODOLOGY; NORTH AMERICA; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTATE CANCER; PUBLIC OPINION; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC ERROR; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

AUSTRALIA; CANADA; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MASS MEDIA; NEW ZEALAND; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80054046934     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2010.09983.x     Document Type: Article

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