DRE - Digital Rectal Examination

Abbreviation: DRE
Definition: Digital Rectal Examination
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Categories: Medical
Topics by tags:oncology and prostate cancer
Unconfirmed Type:Acronym or Initialism

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APADigital Rectal Examination. (2009, November 27). In All Acronyms. Retrieved 17:07, November 27, 2009, from http://www.all-acronyms.com/DRE/Digital_Rectal_Examination/50911
MLA"Digital Rectal Examination." All Acronyms. 27 Nov 2009, 17:07. All Acronyms. 27 Nov 2009 <http://www.all-acronyms.com/DRE/Digital_Rectal_Examination/50911>.
MHRA'Digital Rectal Examination', All Acronyms, 27 November 2009, 17:07, <http://www.all-acronyms.com/DRE/Digital_Rectal_Examination/50911> [accessed 27 November 2009]
Chicago"Digital Rectal Examination," http://www.all-acronyms.com/DRE/Digital_Rectal_Examination/50911 (accessed November 27, 2009).
CBE/CSEDigital Rectal Examination [Internet]. All Acronyms; 2009 Nov 27, 17:07 [cited 2009 Nov 27]. Available from: http://www.all-acronyms.com/DRE/Digital_Rectal_Examination/50911.
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