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Prostate Cancer
Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 682750, 6 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/682750
Urologic Characteristics and Sexual Behaviors Associated with Prostate Cancer in an African-Caribbean Population in Barbados, West Indies
1Chronic Disease Research Centre, The University of the West Indies, Jemmott’s Lane, St. Michael, BB11115, Barbados
2Department of Preventive Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-8036, USA
3Ministry of Health, Frank Walcott Building, Culloden Road, St. Michael, BB14001, Barbados
4Faculty of Medical Sciences, Cave Hill Campus, The University of the West Indies, St. Michael, BB11000, Barbados
Received 29 October 2012; Accepted 9 January 2013
Academic Editor: Katsuto Shinohara
Copyright © 2013 Anselm J. M. Hennis et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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