Spanish dental students knowledge of oral malignancy and premalignancy

European Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 167-171

  Jaber, M A ^a   Dios, P Diz ^a,b   García, E Vazquez ^b   Soriano, A Cutando ^c   Porter, S R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^c School of Dentistry   (Spain)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Knowledge; Malignancy; Oral cancer; Premalignant; Undergraduate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DENTAL STUDENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOUTH TUMOR; PILOT STUDY; PRECANCER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPAIN; STATISTICS;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; PILOT PROJECTS; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPAIN; STUDENTS, DENTAL;

EID: 0031266250     PISSN: 13965883     EISSN: 16000579     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0579.1997.tb00093.x     Document Type: Article

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