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Do tumor characteristics and prognostic factors differ between subsequent rounds of PSA screening for prostate cancer?

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boxed-textvan der Cruijsen-Koeter IW et al. (2006) Tumor characteristics and prognostic factors in two subsequent screening rounds with four-year interval within prostate cancer screening trial, ERSPC Rotterdam. Urology 68: 615–620

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  2. ED Crawford is Head of the Section of Urologic Oncology at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, CO, USA.,

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