A systematic review of measures of effectiveness in screening for oral cancer and precancer

Oral Oncology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 551-560

  Downer, Martin C ^a,b   Moles, David R ^a   Palmer, Stephen ^c   Speight, Paul M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Effectiveness; Oral; Outcome measurement; Precancer; Process measurement; Screening; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

CANCER SCREENING; DATA BASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXERCISE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOUTH CARCINOMA; PRECANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33745411738     PISSN: 13688375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2005.08.006     Document Type: Review

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