The Journal of Urology
Volume 176, Issue 3 , Pages 1108-1113 , September 2006

Sexual Behavior, Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Prostatitis: The Risk of Prostate Cancer in Black Men

  • Aruna V. Sarma

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
    • Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Department of Urology, University of Michigan Health System, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-0759 (telephone: 734-763-7514; FAX: 734-936-9536).
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  • Julie C. McLaughlin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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  • Lauren P. Wallner

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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  • Rodney L. Dunn

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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  • Kathleen A. Cooney

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
    • Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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  • David Schottenfeld

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
    • Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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  • James E. Montie

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
    • Financial interest and/or other relationship with Fujisawa Healthcare, Wilex, Tengion, Early Detection Research Network of the National Cancer Institute and Cangen Biotechnologies, Inc., Guilford Pharmaceuticals, Astellas and Elsevier.
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  • John T. Wei

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
    • Financial interest and/or other relationship with Sanofi, Laserscope, GTX and Envisioneer.

Received 10 November 2005

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 Study received Institutional Review Board approval.Supported by National Institutes of Health Grant P50CA69568.

PII: S0022-5347(06)01038-X

doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2006.04.075

The Journal of Urology
Volume 176, Issue 3 , Pages 1108-1113 , September 2006

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