Knowledge and opinions regarding oral cancer among Maryland dental students

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 85-91

  Boroumand, Shahdokht ^a   Garcia, A Isabel ^a   Selwitz, Robert H ^b   Goodman, Harold S ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL AND CRANIOFACIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND DENTAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL STUDENT; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LYMPH NODE; MALE; MOUTH CANCER; NORMAL HUMAN; PALPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, DENTAL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MARYLAND; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS, DENTAL; STUDENTS, DENTAL;

EID: 45849091914     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08858190701821238     Document Type: Article

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