Oral cancer awareness of patients attending health centres in Trinidad

International Journal of Clinical Dentistry

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 207-218

  Prayman, Elizabeth ^a   Yang, Yi Hsin ^b   Wamakulasuriya, Saman ^c,d  

^a Faculty of Medical Sciences   (Trinidad and Tobago)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d King's and St Thomas' School of Medicine and Dentistry   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Oral cancer; Risk factors; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954287860     PISSN: 19395833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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