Revisiting Prostate Cancer Screening Practices Among Vermont Primary Care Physicians

The objective of this study was to assess the prostate cancer screening practices of Vermont primary care physicians and compare them with a prior study in 2001. An electronic survey was created and emailed to all currently practicing primary care physicians in Vermont. Data was stratified by practi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of community health 2018-02, Vol.43 (1), p.33-37
Hauptverfasser: Donnelly, Laura, Sternberg, Kevan M., Ashikaga, Takamaru, Plante, Mark K., Perrapato, Scott D.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The objective of this study was to assess the prostate cancer screening practices of Vermont primary care physicians and compare them with a prior study in 2001. An electronic survey was created and emailed to all currently practicing primary care physicians in Vermont. Data was stratified by practice length, practice location, university affiliation, and internal medicine versus family practice. Surveys were received from 123 (27.2 %) primary care physicians. 27.7 % of physicians in practice
ISSN:0094-5145
1573-3610
DOI:10.1007/s10900-017-0384-x