Oral cancer knowledge and awareness: Primary and secondary effects of an information leaflet

Oral Oncology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 408-415

  Petti, Stefano ^a   Scully, Crispian ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health inequalities; Oral cancer; Oral cancer awareness; Oral cancer knowledge; Patient information leaflet; Secondary prevention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CANCER PREVENTION; EDUCATION; HUMAN; ITALY; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MOUTH CANCER; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; SECONDARY PREVENTION;

ADULT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; PAMPHLETS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 33947133286     PISSN: 13688375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2006.04.010     Document Type: Article

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