Variation among primary care physicians in prostate-specific antigen screening of older men.

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Published in JAMA on October 16, 2013

Authors

Elizabeth Jaramillo1, Alai Tan, Liu Yang, Yong-Fang Kuo, James S Goodwin

Author Affiliations

1: Sealy Center on Aging, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-0177, USA.

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