The reality of identifying early oral cancer in the general dental practice

British Dental Journal

Volumn 208, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 347-351

  McGurk, M ^a   Scott, S E ^b  

^a Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MOUTH TUMOR; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DENTIST'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77951697583     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: 17417503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2010.345     Document Type: Article

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