Florida adults' oral cancer knowledge and examination experiences

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 221-230

  Tomar, Scott L ^a   Logan, Henrietta L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes and practice; Early diagnosis; Ethnic groups; Health knowledge; Mouth neoplasms; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH TUMOR; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH NEOPLASMS;

EID: 30444437896     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2005.tb03022.x     Document Type: Article

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