Incidence rates for oral leukoplakia and lichen planus in a Japanese population

Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 532-539

  Nagao, Toru ^a,b,c   Ikeda, Noriaki ^d   Fukano, Hideo ^a   Hashimoto, Shuji ^c   Shimozato, Kazuo ^a   Warnakulasuriya, Saman ^b  

^a AICHI GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR GLOBAL HEALTH AND MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Diabetes mellitus; Hypertension; Incidence; Lichen planus; Oral leukoplakia; Pre cancer; Screening; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALVEOLAR RIDGE; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GINGIVA; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; JAPAN; LEUKOPLAKIA; LICHEN PLANUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH CAVITY; MOUTH EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; COHORT STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GINGIVAL DISEASES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; LEUKOPLAKIA, ORAL; LICHEN PLANUS, ORAL; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 25144438075     PISSN: 09042512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0714.2005.00349.x     Document Type: Article

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