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Decrease in Prostate Cancer Testing Following the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Recommendations

Jun Li, Zahava Berkowitz and Ingrid J. Hall
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine July 2015, 28 (4) 491-493; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2015.04.150062
Jun Li
From the Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.
MD, PhD
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Zahava Berkowitz
From the Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.
MSPH, MSc
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Ingrid J. Hall
From the Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.
PhD, MPH
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