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Prostate cancer screening in a low prevalence population

Is it worth it?

Mostafa A. Arafa, Karim H. Farhat, Mohamed A. Al-Atawi and Danny M. Rabah
Saudi Medical Journal July 2017, 38 (7) 733-737; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2017.7.18643
Mostafa A. Arafa
From the Cancer Research Chair, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
MPH, PhD
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Karim H. Farhat
From the Cancer Research Chair, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
MSc, PhD
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Mohamed A. Al-Atawi
From the Cancer Research Chair, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Danny M. Rabah
From the Cancer Research Chair, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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