PSA testing and its relationship with social deprivation

British Journal of Medical and Surgical Urology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 74-77

  Jackson, Benjamin L ^a   Hope, Katrina ^a   Jackson, Christopher L ^b   Williams, Simon T ^a  

^a ROYAL DERBY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deprivation; Prostate cancer; Prostate specific antigen; PSA; Screening

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; INDEX OF MULTIPLE DEPRIVATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSA TESTING; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL ISOLATION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 84858342663     PISSN: 18759742     EISSN: 18759750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjmsu.2011.07.003     Document Type: Article

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