Detection of tongue cancer in primary care

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 51, Issue 463, 2001, Pages 106-111

  Kantola, S ^a   Jokinen, K ^a   Hyrynkangas, K ^a   Mantyselka P ^a   Alho, O P ^a  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Detection; Prognosis; Survival; Symptoms; Tongue cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FATALITY; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH INSURANCE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH ULCER; NEGLIGENCE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROGNOSIS; SYMPTOM; TONGUE CANCER; WORKER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGNOSIS; TONGUE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0035150415     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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