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Digital Rectal Examination for Prostate Cancer Screening in Primary Care: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Leen Naji, Harkanwal Randhawa, Zahra Sohani, Brittany Dennis, Deanna Lautenbach, Owen Kavanagh, Monica Bawor, Laura Banfield and Jason Profetto
The Annals of Family Medicine March 2018, 16 (2) 149-154; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2205
Leen Naji
1Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
MD
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Harkanwal Randhawa
2Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
BHSc
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Zahra Sohani
3Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
MSc, PhD
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Brittany Dennis
4St George’s University of London, London, United Kingdom
BA, PhD
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Deanna Lautenbach
5Profetto-Savatteri Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
PA
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Owen Kavanagh
1Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
BHSc, MD
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Monica Bawor
4St George’s University of London, London, United Kingdom
BSc, PhD
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Laura Banfield
6Health Sciences Library, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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Jason Profetto
1Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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