Verification bias and the prostate-specific antigen test--is there a case for a lower threshold for biopsy?

N Engl J Med. 2003 Jul 24;349(4):393-5. doi: 10.1056/NEJMe030073.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Biopsy
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prostate / pathology*
  • Prostate-Specific Antigen / blood*
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / blood
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Selection Bias*
  • Sensitivity and Specificity

Substances

  • Prostate-Specific Antigen