title: The prostatic imperative and the social relations of medical technology.
abstract: A sociological approach to medical technology assessment is outlined in this paper, first in general and then with specific reference to controversies surrounding the use of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing to population screening for prostate cancer.
authors.affiliation: La Trobe University.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Willis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001315:Australia; D003657:Decision Making; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012962:Sociology, Medical; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen