The idiosyncratic relationship between diagnostic delay and stage of oral squamous cell carcinoma

Oral Oncology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 396-403

  Scott, S E ^a   Grunfeld, E A ^a   McGurk, M ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Delay; Demographic factors; Diagnosis; Oral squamous cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EARLY CANCER; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MOUTH CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 15244355373     PISSN: 13688375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2004.10.010     Document Type: Article

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