Knowledge, attitudes and beliefs of adult South Asians living in London regarding risk factors and signs for oral cancer

Community Dental Health

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 227-231

  Shetty, K V ^a   Johnson, N W ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Betel quid chewing; Oral cancer; South Asians; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BETEL NUT; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DENTAL CARE; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HABIT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH TUMOR; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CLASS; SOUTHEAST ASIA; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARECA; ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HABITS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LONDON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 0033254544     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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