Knowledge and clinical expertise regarding oral cancer among Brazilian dentists

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 436-439

  Leão, Jaen Carneiro ^a,b   Goes P ^c   Sobrinho, C B ^a   Porter, S ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Attitudes; General Dental Practitioner; Knowledge; Oral cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BRAZIL; CANCER PREVENTION; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPETENCE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONSULTATION; DENTIST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MOUTH CANCER; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIME; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

ADULT; BRAZIL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTIST'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; DENTISTS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 18244406256     PISSN: 09015027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2004.10.004     Document Type: Article

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