| Title |
Patient preferences and urologist recommendations among local-stage prostate cancer patients who present for initial consultation and second opinions
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|---|---|
| Published in |
World Journal of Urology, October 2010
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00345-010-0602-y |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Scott D. Ramsey, Steven B. Zeliadt, Catherine R. Fedorenko, David K. Blough, Carol M. Moinpour, Ingrid J. Hall, Judith Lee Smith, Donatus U. Ekwueme, Megan E. Fairweather, Ian M. Thompson, Thomas E. Keane, David F. Penson |
| Abstract |
This study describes urologist recommendations for treatment among local-stage prostate cancer patients presenting for initial management consultations versus second opinions. We hypothesized that urologists present a wider range of management recommendations and are less likely to consider the patient preference during the initial consultation. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 59 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2 | 3% |
| Unknown | 57 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 11 | 19% |
| Unspecified | 10 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 7 | 12% |
| Other | 6 | 10% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 5 | 8% |
| Other | 17 | 29% |
| Unknown | 3 | 5% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 21 | 36% |
| Unspecified | 10 | 17% |
| Psychology | 5 | 8% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 5% |
| Engineering | 3 | 5% |
| Other | 8 | 14% |
| Unknown | 9 | 15% |