Prevalence and factors associated with the performance of prostate cancer screening in the elderly: a population-based study

Abstract Objective: to identify the prevalence and factors associated with preventive examinations for the screening of prostate cancer in the elderly. Methods: a cross-sectional population-based study of 181 men aged ≥60 years who were residents of a small city in the state of Rio Grande do Sul,...

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Main Authors: Alisson Padilha de Lima, Ezequiel Vitório Lini, Rodrigo Britto Giacomazzi, Marcos Paulo Dellani, Marilene Rodrigues Portella, Marlene Doring
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) , Universidade Aberta a Terceira Idade (UnAti) 2018-02-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1809-98232018000100053&tlng=en