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Digital rectal examination and its associated factors in the early detection of prostate cancer: a cross-sectional population-based study

BACKGROUND: Digital rectal examination (DRE) is one of the most common strategies for prostate cancer early detection. However, the use for screening purposes has a controversial benefit and potential harms can occur due to false-positive results, overdiagnosis and overtreatment. The objective of th...

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Autores principales: Soares, Samara Carollyne Mafra, de Camargo Cancela, Marianna, Migowski, Arn, de Souza, Dyego Leandro Bezerra
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6881979/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31775710
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7946-z