The relevance of the high positive predictive value of the oral brush biopsy [multiple letters]

Oral Oncology

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 753-755

  Eisen, Drore ^a   Frist, Stephen ^a   Porter, S R ^b   Poate, T W J ^b   Hodgson, T A ^b   Buchanan, J A G ^b   Speight, P M ^b   Barrett, A W ^b   Moles, D R ^b   Scully CBE, C ^b  

^a CDx Laboratories   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CARCINOMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DYSPLASIA; HUMAN; LETTER; LEUKOPLAKIA; ORAL BIOPSY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR BIOPSY;

EID: 22144453946     PISSN: 13688375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2004.10.004     Document Type: Letter

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