Patterns of referral of patients undergoing surgical management for oral cancer

Australian Dental Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 309-313

  Chandu, A ^a,b   Smith, A C H ^a,b  

^a AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Maxillofacial; Oral cancer; Referral

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DENTAL CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH TUMOR; ORAL SURGERY; PATIENT REFERRAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT STUDIES; DENTAL SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SURGERY, ORAL; VICTORIA;

EID: 0037984426     PISSN: 00450421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2002.tb00543.x     Document Type: Article

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