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Original Articles

Effects of prostate cancer screening on health-related quality of life: Results of the Finnish arm of the European randomized screening trial (ERSPC)

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Pages 1615-1621 | Received 23 Oct 2012, Accepted 01 May 2013, Published online: 20 Jun 2013

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