Prostate cancer screening: Knowledge, attitudes and practices in a sample of men in Italy. A survey.

Prostate cancer screening: Knowledge, attitudes and practices in a sample of men in Italy. A survey.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes and behaviors towards prostate cancer and its prevention.A cross-sectional survey was conducted on a random sample of 625 fathers of students attending eight public schools. The self-administered questionnaire included questions on: soci...

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Main Authors:	Marianna Morlando, Concetta Paola Pelullo, Gabriella Di Giuseppe
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:	PLoS ONE
Online Access:	http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5638517?pdf=render

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