Public knowledge of head and neck cancer

Irish Medical Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  O'Connor, T E ^a   Papanikolaou, V ^a   Keogh, I J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GALWAY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEALTH SURVEY; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; IRELAND; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MOUTH ULCER; NOMENCLATURE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953280599     PISSN: 03323102     EISSN: 03323102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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