Comparing dose-response measurements of oral habits on oral leukoplakia and oral submucous fibrosis from a community screening program

Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 306-312

  Yang, Yi Hsin ^a,b   Ho, Pei Shan ^a   Lu, Huey Mei ^c   Huang, I Yueh ^a,b   Chen, Chung Ho ^a,b  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c Public Health Bureau   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Areca betel quid; Cigarette smoking; Leukoplakia; Oral submucous fibrosis (OSF); ROC curve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BETEL NUT; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; LEUKOPLAKIA; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MOUTH DISEASE; MOUTH MUCOSA; PRECANCER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAIWAN;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; AREA UNDER CURVE; ARECA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LEUKOPLAKIA, ORAL; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL SUBMUCOUS FIBROSIS; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; PREVALENCE; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; TAIWAN;

EID: 77950495841     PISSN: 09042512     EISSN: 16000714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0714.2009.00820.x     Document Type: Article

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