Evaluation of health care workers' accuracy in recognising oral cancer and pre-cancer

International Dental Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 334-339

  Jullien, J A ^a   Downer, M C ^a   Speight, P M ^a   Zakrzewska, J M ^a,b  

^a Dental School ^*

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSULTATION; DECISION MAKING; DENTAL ASSISTANT; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTIST; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; MOUTH MUCOSA; MOUTH TUMOR; ORAL SURGERY; PATHOLOGY; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRECANCER; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

CALIBRATION; COMMUNITY DENTISTRY; CONSULTANTS; DECISION MAKING; DENTAL ASSISTANTS; DENTAL HYGIENISTS; DENTAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; DENTISTS; EDUCATION, DENTAL; EVALUATION STUDIES; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MASS SCREENING; MOUTH MUCOSA; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGERY, ORAL;

EID: 0030202049     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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