Awareness of oral cancer and precancer among patients attending a hospital in Sri Lanka

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 58-61

  Ariyawardana, A ^a   Vithanaarachchi, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Awareness; Betel chewing; Oral cancer; Oral precancer; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BETEL NUT; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH TUMOR; PRECANCER; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SRI LANKA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ARECA; AWARENESS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SRI LANKA;

EID: 18444394936     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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