Opinions about oral cancer prevention and early detectionn among dentists practising along the Texas-Mexico border

Oral Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 41-45

  Alonge, O K ^a   Narendran, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Dentists; Opinions; Oral cancer; Prevention; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PREVENTION; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CURRICULUM; DENTAL ASSISTANT; DENTIST; DENTISTRY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEXICO; MOUTH CANCER; MOUTH EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DENTIST'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; DENTISTS; EDUCATION, DENTAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; TEXAS;

EID: 0037281144     PISSN: 1354523X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1601-0825.2003.01831.x     Document Type: Article

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