Delayed diagnosis of oral cancer in Iran: Challenge for prevention

Oral Health and Preventive Dentistry

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 69-76

  Sargeran, Katayoun ^a,b   Murtomaa, Heikki ^a   Safavi, Seyed Mohammad Reza ^b   Teronen, Olli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Diagnostic delay; Early diagnosis; Iran; Middle East; Oral cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTAL CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH TUMOR; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT REFERRAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TIME; TONGUE TUMOR;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DENTAL CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM STAGING; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; TIME FACTORS; TONGUE NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68049104173     PISSN: 16021622     EISSN: 17579996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3290/j.ohpd.a15270     Document Type: Article

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