Early diagnosis of oral cancer

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 737-749

  Baykul, T ^a   Yilmaz, H H ^a   Aydin, U ^b   Aydin, M A ^c   Aksoy, M C ^a   Yildirim, D ^a  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cancer awareness; Early diagnosis; Oral cancer; Review

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; MOUTH CANCER; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PATIENT CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE; TOBACCO; ALCOHOLISM; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; MORTALITY; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE;

ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; TOBACCO USE DISORDER;

EID: 77954780840     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147323001003800302     Document Type: Article

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