Citation:Thompson IM, Ankerst DP, Chi C, Lucia MS, Goodman PJ, Crowley JJ, et al 2005

Citation

Thompson IM, Ankerst DP, Chi C, Lucia MS, Goodman PJ, Crowley JJ, et al. Operating characteristics of prostate-specific antigen in men with an initial PSA level of 3.0 ng/ml or lower. JAMA 2005 Jul 6;294(1):66-70 Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15998892.

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Critical appraisal link	Clinical question	Assigned to	Status
Thompson IM, Ankerst DP, Chi C, Lucia MS, Goodman PJ, Crowley JJ, et al 2005 2	For asymptomatic men without a prostate cancer diagnosis, what PSA testing strategies with or without DRE perform best in detecting any prostate cancer or high grade prostate cancer diagnosed in biopsy tissue?	Suzanne Hughes	completed
Thompson IM, Ankerst DP, Chi C, Lucia MS, Goodman PJ, Crowley JJ, et al 2005 3	For asymptomatic men without a prostate cancer diagnosis, what PSA testing strategies with or without DRE perform best in detecting any prostate cancer or high grade prostate cancer diagnosed in biopsy tissue?	Tracy Tsang	completed

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