MEDICAL MALPRACTICE IMPLICATIONS OF PSA TESTING FOR EARLY DETECTION OF PROSTATE-CANCER

Authors
COLLINS MM FOWLER FJ ROBERTS RG OESTERLING JE ANNAS GJ BARRY MJ
Citation
Mm. Collins et al., MEDICAL MALPRACTICE IMPLICATIONS OF PSA TESTING FOR EARLY DETECTION OF PROSTATE-CANCER, The Journal of law, medicine & ethics, 25(4), 1997, pp. 234
Citations number
64
Journal title
The Journal of law, medicine & ethics → ACNP
ISSN journal
10731105
Volume
25
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Database
ISI
SICI code
1073-1105(1997)25:4<234:MMIOPT>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
Prostate cancer screening is controversial. We conducted a national su rvey of primary care physicians and urologists to examine their use of prostate-specific antigen testing and their views on medical liabilit y issues involved.