Physician Communication Regarding Prostate Cancer Screening: Analysis of Unannounced Standardized Patient Visits
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عنوان ژورنال: The Annals of Family Medicine
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1544-1709,1544-1717
DOI: 10.1370/afm.1509