Oral cancer: Experiences and diagnostic abilities elicited by dentists in North-western Spain

Oral Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 487-492

  Seoane, J ^a,e   Warnakulasuriya, S ^b   Varela Centelles, P ^c   Esparza, G ^d   Dios, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Primary Care Clinics   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^e NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Calibration; Mucosal lesions; Oral cancer; Precancer; Screening; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL EDUCATION; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTIST; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; MOUTH CANCER; MOUTH EXAMINATION; ORAL BIOPSY; PRECANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPAIN;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; HUMANS; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPAIN;

EID: 33747399741     PISSN: 1354523X     EISSN: 16010825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-0825.2005.01225.x     Document Type: Article

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