Patient's delay in oral cancer: A systematic review

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 337-343

  Scott, Suzanne E ^a   Grunfeld, Elizabeth A ^a   McGurk, Mark ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Oral squamous cell carcinoma; Patient delay; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MOUTH TUMOR; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; REVIEW; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TIME;

CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33748325892     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: 16000528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2006.00290.x     Document Type: Review

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