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. 2016 Aug 2;13(8):e1002100.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002100. eCollection 2016 Aug.

On Risk Estimation versus Risk Stratification in Early Prostate Cancer

Sigrid V Carlsson  1   2 , Michael W Kattan  3
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On Risk Estimation versus Risk Stratification in Early Prostate Cancer

Sigrid V Carlsson et al. PLoS Med. .

Abstract

In a Perspective article, Sigrid Carlsson and Michael Kattan discuss Gnanapragasam and colleagues' accompanying research study on refining risk stratification in early prostate cancer.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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