Oral cancer prevention and early detection knowledge and practices of illinois dentists - A brief communication

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 89-93

  LeHew, Charles W ^a   Kaste, Linda M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuing education; Dental education; Dentist's practice patterns; Illinois; Mouth neoplasms; Oral cancer screening; Oropharyngeal cancers; Prevention and control

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COUNSELING; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTIST; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; MOUTH TUMOR; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING CESSATION; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

COUNSELING; DENTIST'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; DENTISTS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATION, DENTAL, CONTINUING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAMPLING STUDIES; TOBACCO USE CESSATION;

EID: 34248328778     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2007.00020.x     Document Type: Article

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