Intra-oral carcinomas in Maiduguri, north-eastern Nigeria

Oral Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 379-385

  Otoh, Emmanuel Chukwuka ^a   Johnson, N W ^b,c   Olasoji, H O ^d   Danfillo, I S ^a   Adeleke, O A ^a  

^a Regional Centre for Oral Health Research and Training Initiatives RCORTI for Africa   (Nigeria)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Carcinoma; Intra oral; Nigerians

Indexed keywords

ADENOID CYSTIC CARCINOMA; ADENOSQUAMOUS CARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; DOCUMENTATION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEAD CANCER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LIP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH CARCINOMA; NECK CANCER; NIGERIA; PALATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SURVIVAL; TOBACCO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARCINOMA, ADENOID CYSTIC; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; NIGERIA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 28444431525     PISSN: 1354523X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-0825.2005.01134.x     Document Type: Article

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