Orofacial tumours and tumour-like lesions in Ghana: a 6-year prospective study

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 550-554

  Parkins, G E ^a   Armah, G A ^b   Tettey, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^b University of Ghana   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Ameloblastoma; Fibro osseous lesions; Ghana; Orofacial tumours; Squamous cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AMELOBLASTOMA; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; CANCER SURGERY; CHILD; FACE CANCER; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMAN; JAW CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MANDIBLE CANCER; MAXILLA CANCER; MOUTH CANCER; ODONTOGENIC TUMOR; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMELOBLASTOMA; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FACIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GHANA; HUMANS; JAW NEOPLASMS; LYMPHOMA; MALE; MANDIBULAR NEOPLASMS; MAXILLARY NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; ODONTOGENIC TUMORS; PALATAL NEOPLASMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69949111719     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2008.11.003     Document Type: Article

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