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Management of Early Prostatic Cancer in the Nordic Countries: Variations in Clinical Policies and Physicians' Attitudes Toward Radical Treatment Options

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Pia M. Jonsson ,
Bent Danneskiold-Samsøe ,
Torhild Heggestad ,
Peter Iversen  and
Seppo Leisti
Pia M. Jonsson
Affiliation:
Swedish Institute for Health Services Development (Spri)
Bent Danneskiold-Samsøe
Affiliation:
Danish Hospital Institute
Torhild Heggestad
Affiliation:
Norwegian Institute of Hospital Research
Peter Iversen
Affiliation:
Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen
Seppo Leisti
Affiliation:
The Association of Finnish Local Authorities
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Abstract

To explore the treatment of patients with early localized prostatic carcinoma, we surveyed the departments of urology and general surgery in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. Clinical policies and physicians' attitudes toward the radical treatment options varied widely between the countries. A correlation seems to exist between practice patterns and national attitudes toward special technologies.

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Information
International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 11 , Issue 1 , Winter 1995 , pp. 66 - 78
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995

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