Patient Provider Continuity and Prostate Specific Antigen Testing: Impact of Continuity on Receipt of a Non-recommended Test

Patient Provider Continuity and Prostate Specific Antigen Testing: Impact of Continuity on Receipt of a Non-recommended Test

Background: Continuity of care with a regular physician has been associated with treatment adherence but it is unclear if continuity of care may lead to inappropriate treatments. We assessed the relationship between the receipt of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening, a non-recommended test, an...

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Main Authors: Arch G. Mainous, Benjamin J. Rooks, Elvira S. Mercado, Peter J. Carek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
continuity
prostate
value
trust
patient–doctor relationship
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.622541/full

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