Knowledge of oral cancer and screening practices of primary care providers at Federally Qualified Health Centers

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 160-165

  Sohn, Woosung ^a,b   Ismail, Amid I ^b   Kolker, Justine L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Early diagnosis; Oral cancer screening; Prevention; Primary care provider; Survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 23744513708     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2005.tb02806.x     Document Type: Review

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