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Ontario Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) Clinical Guidelines

The PSA Clinical Guideline Expert Committee for the Laboratory
Proficiency Testing Program (LPTP), 97.09.30

Physician Reference Document

The information in this booklet is based on the recommendations of the Ontario Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) Clinical Guidelines (97.09.30). These guidelines reflect the opinions of and were developed by the PSA Clinical Guideline Expert Committee for the Laboratory Proficiency Testing Program (LPTP), chaired by Dr. Harold Richardson. The Ontario Ministry of Health is providing this information to all Ontario physicians. The Ministry acknowledges the contribution of the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) in the preparation of the educational materials on its behalf.

No endorsement by ICES is intended or should be inferred. Clinical decisions must always be individualised, and ICES assumes no liability for use of these materials by health professionals. The educational materials contained herein are believed to be valid as of 1998.12.16.

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