Is the message clear? Talking with your patient about oral cancer screening

Journal of the Canadian Dental Association

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 255-256

  Currie, Brenda L ^a,b   Williams, P Michele ^a,b,c   Poh, Catherine F ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c BC Oral Cancer Prevention Program

^d Oral Biopsy Service

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; COMPREHENSION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; MOUTH TUMOR; NOTE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; COMPREHENSION; DENTIST-PATIENT RELATIONS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE;

EID: 42149143454     PISSN: 07098936     EISSN: 14882159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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