# Digital Rectal Examination for Prostate Cancer Screening in Primary Care: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/digital-rectal-examination-for-prostate-cancer-screening-in-primary-care-a/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Leen Naji,Harkanwal Randhawa,Zahra Sohani,Brittany B. Dennis,Deanna Lautenbach,Owen Kavanagh,Monica Bawor,Laura Banfield,Jason Profetto |
| Citations | 276 |
| DOI | 10.1370/afm.2205 |
| Fields | Medicine |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | diamond |
| OA URL | https://www.annfammed.org/content/annalsfm/16/2/149.full.pdf |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2791547005 |
| PMID | 29531107 |
| Type | review |
| Year | 2018 |

## Paper authors

- [Laura Banfield](https://scholariq.org/researchers/laura-banfield/)

## Paper journal

- [The Annals of Family Medicine](https://scholariq.org/journals/the-annals-of-family-medicine/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment](https://scholariq.org/topics/prostate-cancer-diagnosis-and-treatment/)

## Paper topics

- [Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment](https://scholariq.org/topics/prostate-cancer-diagnosis-and-treatment/)
- [Global Cancer Incidence and Screening](https://scholariq.org/topics/global-cancer-incidence-and-screening/)
- [Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection](https://scholariq.org/topics/colorectal-cancer-screening-and-detection/)

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