Prostate cancer and race: variation in diagnosis and treatment

Editorial

Steven J Bernstein. J Gen Intern Med. 2003 Oct.

. 2003 Oct;18(10):873-4.

doi: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2003.30801.x.

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Comment on

A randomized controlled trial comparing internet and video to facilitate patient education for men considering the prostate specific antigen test.
Frosch DL, Kaplan RM, Felitti VJ. Frosch DL, et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2003 Oct;18(10):781-7. doi: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2003.20911.x. J Gen Intern Med. 2003. PMID: 14521639 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.
Racial differences in initial treatment for clinically localized prostate cancer. Results from the prostate cancer outcomes study.
Hoffman RM, Harlan LC, Klabunde CN, Gilliland FD, Stephenson RA, Hunt WC, Potosky AL. Hoffman RM, et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2003 Oct;18(10):845-53. doi: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2003.21105.x. J Gen Intern Med. 2003. PMID: 14521648 Free PMC article.

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