Knowledge and behaviors of primary care physicians on oral cancer in Italy

Oral Oncology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 490-495

  Nicotera, Gaetano ^a   Di Stasio, Sandro M ^a   Angelillo, Italo F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Behaviors; Italy; Knowledge; Oral cancer; Primary care physician

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ERYTHROPLASIA; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; LEUKOPLAKIA; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MOUTH CANCER; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RISK FACTOR; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TOBACCO; TONGUE CANCER;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; PERIODICALS; PHYSICIANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 1542270254     PISSN: 13688375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2003.10.001     Document Type: Article

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