North Carolina dental hygienists' oral cancer knowledge and opinions: Implications for education

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 151-156

  Ashe, Tanya E ^a   Elter, John R ^a   Southerland, Janet H ^a   Strauss, Ronald P ^a   Patton, Lauren L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CANCER CONTROL; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CURRICULUM; DENTAL ASSISTANT; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MOUTH CANCER; MOUTH HYGIENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TOBACCO; TRAINING; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DATA COLLECTION; DENTAL HYGIENISTS; EDUCATION, DENTAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NORTH CAROLINA; PRIMARY PREVENTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33847663372     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15430154jce2103_13     Document Type: Review

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