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Liaise with pathologists to refine understanding of the prostate-specific antigen test

Christopher B Del Mar, R Gordon Wright and Paul P Glasziou
Med J Aust 2014; 200 (10): . || doi: 10.5694/mja13.00130
Published online: 2 June 2014


  • 1 Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Gold Coast, QLD.
  • 2 Centre for Research in Evidence-Based Practice, Bond University, Gold Coast, QLD.


Correspondence: gwright@bond.edu.au

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No relevant disclosures.

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