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Prostate specific antigen testing policy worldwide varies greatly and seems not to be in accordance with guidelines: a systematic review

BACKGROUND: Prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing is widely used, but guidelines on follow-up are unclear. METHODS: We performed a systematic review of the literature to determine follow-up policy after PSA testing by general practitioners (GPs) and non-urologic hospitalists, the use of a cut-off...

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Autores principales: Van der Meer, Saskia, Löwik, Sabine AM, Hirdes, Willem H, Nijman, Rien M, Van der Meer, Klaas, Hoekstra-Weebers, Josette EHM, Blanker, Marco H
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3528621/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23052017
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-13-100