RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Disparities in prostate cancer in African American men: What primary care physicians can do
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 313
OP 320
DO 10.3949/ccjm.79a.11001
VO 79
IS 5
A1 Ina Wu
A1 Charles S. Modlin
YR 2012
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/79/5/313.abstract
AB African American men have a higher incidence of prostate cancer than white men, and also a higher rate of death due to prostate cancer. Although both biologic and socioeconomic factors may be to blame, better screening in this population may help to close the gap.