Usual Source of Care in Preventive Service Use: A Regular Doctor versus a Regular Site

Racial differences in trust and regular

Racial differences in trust and regular source of patient care and the implications for prostate cancer screening use

✍ William R. Carpenter; Paul A. Godley; Jack A. Clark; James A. Talcott; Timothy F 📂 Article 📅 2009 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 157 KB

## Abstract ## BACKGROUND: Nonmedical factors may modify the biological risk of prostate cancer (PCa) and contribute to the differential use of early detection; curative care; and, ultimately, greater racial disparities in PCa mortality. In this study, the authors examined patients' usual source o