Age at diagnosis and prognosis of oral cancer in relation to the patient's residential area: Experience from a medical center in Taiwan

Oral Oncology

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1032-1038

  Su, Che Chun ^a   Chung, Jian An ^b   Hsu, Yun Ying ^b   Huang, Su Ju ^b   Lian, Ie Bin ^b  

^a CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHANGHUA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Age at diagnosis; Electroplating; Oral cancer; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER SURVIVAL; ELECTROPLATING INDUSTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH CANCER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RESIDENTIAL AREA; RISK FACTOR; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TAIWAN;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; ARECA; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; ELECTROPLATING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MALE; MASTICATION; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH MUCOSA; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; OCCUPATIONS; PROGNOSIS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; TAIWAN; TONGUE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 53849130265     PISSN: 13688375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2008.01.015     Document Type: Article

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