Preventive screening. What factors influence testing?

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Published in Can Fam Physician on September 01, 2002

Authors

Murray M Finkelstein1

Author Affiliations

1: Family Medicine Centre, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ont. murray.finkelstein@utoronto.ca

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