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. 2014 Sep 16;161(6):441-2.
doi: 10.7326/M14-0151.

A simple schema for informed decision making about prostate cancer screening

A simple schema for informed decision making about prostate cancer screening

Andrew J Vickers et al. Ann Intern Med. .
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Conflict of Interest: Andrew Vickers is named on a patent application for a statistical method to detect prostate cancer.

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