Knowledge and attitudes about oral cancer among dentists in Spain

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 129-133

  López Jornet, Pia ^a   Camacho Alonso, Fabio ^a   Molina Miñano, Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dentists; Knowledge; Oral cancer; Practices; Spain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DENTAL ASSISTANT; DENTAL ASSISTANT ATTITUDE; DENTIST; DENTIST ATTITUDE; E-MAIL; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MOUTH CANCER; MOUTH EXAMINATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPAIN;

ADULT; DENTAL CARE; DENTIST'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATION, DENTAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; RISK FACTORS; SPAIN;

EID: 77149146786     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2009.01132.x     Document Type: Article

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