Urology
Volume 61, Issue 1 , Pages 15-16 , January 2003

Informed consent for prostate cancer screening—a call for equity in medical interventions

  • Ian M Thompson

      Affiliations

    • Division of Urology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Ian M. Thompson, M.D., Division of Urology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA

Received 6 July 2002 ,Accepted 12 August 2002.

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 I. M. Thompson is a member of the speaker’s bureau for AstraZeneca, Inc.

PII: S0090-4295(02)02008-3

Urology
Volume 61, Issue 1 , Pages 15-16 , January 2003