A screening program for the early detection and prevention of oral cancer

Journal of Plastic Dermatology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 71-75

  Leocata, Pietro ^a   D'Alessandro, Antonio ^a   D'Amario, Maurizio ^a   Barone, Antonella ^a   Giannoni, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Head neck cancer; Oral and pharyngeal cancer (OPC); Oral cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ERYTHROPLASIA; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ITALY; LEUKOPLAKIA; LICHEN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MOUTH CANCER; MOUTH EXAMINATION; ORAL BIOPSY; PERIODIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PRECANCER; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM;

EID: 34249687502     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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