Knowledge of oral cancer and preventive attitudes of Spanish dentists. Primary effects of a pilot educational intervention

Medicina Oral, Patologia Oral y Cirugia Bucal

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Seoane Lestón, Juan ^a,c   Velo Noya, Jose ^a   Warnakulasuriya, Samann ^b   Varela Centelles, Pablo ^a   Gonzalez Mosquera, Antonio ^a   Villa Vigil, Manuel Alfonso ^c   Rodríguez Lozano, Francisco ^c   Diz Dios, Pedro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c General Dental Council   (Spain)

Author keywords

Continuing dental education; Dentists; Oral cancer; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DENTIST; HEALTH PROMOTION; KNOWLEDGE; MOUTH CANCER; MOUTH MUCOSA; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; SMOKING CESSATION;

ADULT; AGED; DENTISTRY; EDUCATION, DENTAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; SPAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952318945     PISSN: 16984447     EISSN: 16986946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4317/medoral.15.e422     Document Type: Article

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