Management of potentially malignant disorders: Evidence and critique

Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 63-69

  Lodi, Giovanni ^a   Porter, Stephen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evidence based medicine; Leukoplakia, oral; Pre cancerous conditions; Surgery

Indexed keywords

BLEOMYCIN; CAROTENE; KETOROLAC; LYCOPENE; PLACEBO; RETINOID; RETINOL;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LEUKOPLAKIA; MOUTH MUCOSA; ORAL SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; CHEMOPREVENTION; CRYOSURGERY; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; LEUKOPLAKIA, ORAL; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; SMOKING;

EID: 38149062610     PISSN: 09042512     EISSN: 16000714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0714.2007.00575.x     Document Type: Review

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