Is the digital rectal exam any good as a prostate cancer screening test?

Mike Kirby; Samuel WD Merriel; Oluwabunmi Olajide; Alexander Norman; Nikhil Vasdev; Vishwanath Hanchanale; Michelle Cain; Malcolm Wilkinson; Harley Stephens; Deborah Victor; William Kinnaird; Alison Tree; Amarnath Challapalli; Amy Rylance

doi:10.3399/bjgp24X736677

Is the digital rectal exam any good as a prostate cancer screening test?

Mike Kirby, Samuel WD Merriel, Oluwabunmi Olajide, Alexander Norman, Nikhil Vasdev, Vishwanath Hanchanale, Michelle Cain, Malcolm Wilkinson, Harley Stephens, Deborah Victor, William Kinnaird, Alison Tree, Amarnath Challapalli, Amy Rylance

Division of Population Health, Health Services Research & Primary Care (L5)

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	137-139
Number of pages	3
Journal	British Journal of General Practice
Volume	74
Issue number	740
Early online date	29 Feb 2024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp24X736677
Publication status	Published - Mar 2024

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