Factors involved in the diagnosis of oral squamous cell carcinoma in Malaysia

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 49-51

  Khoo, S P ^a   Shanmuhasuntharam, P ^a   Mahadzir, W M ^a   Tay, K K ^a   Latif, A ^a   Nair, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Delay; Diagnosis; Oral squamous cell car cinoma

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DENTISTRY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH TUMOR; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; STATISTICS; TIME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DENTISTRY; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032235326     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/101053959801000111     Document Type: Article

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