New barriers in oral cancer. Patient accessibility to dental examination-A pilot study

Oral Oncology

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1022-1025

  Lopez Jornet P ^a   Camacho Alonso, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dental hygienist; Dentist; Oral cancer; Receptionist

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CLINIC; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH CANCER; MOUTH ULCER; PATIENT CARE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN; TELECONSULTATION; TOOTH PROSTHESIS;

APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL AUXILIARIES; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL HYGIENISTS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; ORAL ULCER; PILOT PROJECTS; PRIVATE SECTOR; PROSTHODONTICS; SPAIN; TIME FACTORS; TONGUE NEOPLASMS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 33749999979     PISSN: 13688375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2005.12.025     Document Type: Article

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