To screen or not to screen? Is it worth it for oral cancer?: Is a primary care screening programme for oral cancer cost-effective?

Evidence-Based Dentistry

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 81-82

  Conway, David I ^a   Speight, P M ^b   Palmer, S ^b   Moles, D R ^b  

^a GLASGOW DENTAL HOSPITAL AND SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (Germany)

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EID: 77952302297     PISSN: 14620049     EISSN: 14765446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ebd.6400435     Document Type: Article

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