Factors which determine the referral of potentially malignant disorders by primary care dentists

Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 569-578

  Brocklehurst, Paul R ^a   Baker, Sarah R ^b   Speight, Paul M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cues; Early referral; Factors; Oral cancer; Potentially malignant disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; DECISION MAKING; DENTIST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRECANCER; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMOKING;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CUES; DECISION MAKING; DENTAL RECORDS; DENTISTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMOKING;

EID: 77957274028     PISSN: 03005712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdent.2010.04.008     Document Type: Article

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