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Prostate-Specific Antigen Testing among the Elderly in Community-Based Family Medicine Practices

Shawna V. Hudson, Pamela Ohman-Strickland, Jeanne M. Ferrante, Grace Lu-Yao, A. John Orzano and Benjamin F. Crabtree
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2009, 22 (3) 257-265; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2009.03.080136
Shawna V. Hudson
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Pamela Ohman-Strickland
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Jeanne M. Ferrante
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Grace Lu-Yao
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A. John Orzano
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2009, 22 (3) 257-265; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2009.03.080136
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