Health care auxiliaries in the detection and prevention of oral cancer

European Journal of Cancer Part B: Oral Oncology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 149-154

  Sankaranarayanan, R ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

Author keywords

Early detection; Health workers; Oral cancer; Prevention; Primary care; Screening

Indexed keywords

CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PREVENTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MOUTH CANCER; PRECANCER; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SMOKING CESSATION;

COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES; HUMANS; INDIA; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SRI LANKA;

EID: 0031148325     PISSN: 09641955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0964-1955(97)00013-4     Document Type: Review

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