Is DRE essential for the follow up of prostate cancer patients? A prospective audit of 194 patients
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Prostate cancer follow up forms a substantial part of the urology outpatient workload. Nurse led prostate cancer follow up clinics are becoming more common. Routine follow-up may involve performing DRE, which may require training.<...
Main Authors: | Matanhelia Shyam S, Herdman Jennifer, Gupta Sujoy, Sangar Vijay K, Ragavan Narasimhan, Watson Michael E, Blades Rosemary A |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2005-01-01
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Series: | BMC Urology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2490/5/1 |
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