Coverage and quality of oral cancer information in selected popular press: May 1998 to July 2003

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 231-236

  Graham, Jalaima A ^b   Horowitz, Alice M ^a,b   Canto, Maria T ^b  

^a Dept of Health and Human Services ^*  (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL AND CRANIOFACIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Oral cancer; Popular press; Prevention; Public knowledge

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MOUTH CARCINOMA; MOUTH EXAMINATION; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; TOBACCO;

EID: 10044241754     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2004.tb02758.x     Document Type: Article

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