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Physician Communication Regarding Prostate Cancer Screening: Analysis of Unannounced Standardized Patient Visits

Bo Feng, Malathi Srinivasan, Jerome R. Hoffman, Julie A. Rainwater, Erin Griffin, Marko Dragojevic, Frank C. Day and Michael S. Wilkes
The Annals of Family Medicine July 2013, 11 (4) 315-323; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1509
Bo Feng
1Department of Communication, University of California, Davis, Davis, California
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Malathi Srinivasan
2Department of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, California
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Jerome R. Hoffman
3Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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Julie A. Rainwater
4Clinical and Translational Science Center, University of California, Davis, Davis, California
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Erin Griffin
4Clinical and Translational Science Center, University of California, Davis, Davis, California
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Marko Dragojevic
5Department of Communication, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California
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Frank C. Day
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Michael S. Wilkes
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Physician Communication Regarding Prostate Cancer Screening: Analysis of Unannounced Standardized Patient Visits
Bo Feng, Malathi Srinivasan, Jerome R. Hoffman, Julie A. Rainwater, Erin Griffin, Marko Dragojevic, Frank C. Day, Michael S. Wilkes
The Annals of Family Medicine Jul 2013, 11 (4) 315-323; DOI: 10.1370/afm.1509

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The Annals of Family Medicine Jul 2013, 11 (4) 315-323; DOI: 10.1370/afm.1509
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