Perceptions of healthcare practitioners in Saudi Arabia regarding their training in oral cancer prevention, and early detection

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 8-18

  Jaber, Louay ^a   Shaban, Sami ^a   Hariri, Deema ^a   Smith, Stephanus ^a  

^a IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Cancer; Health care; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MOUTH TUMOR; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERCEPTION; SAUDI ARABIA; SMOKING CESSATION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PERCEPTION; SAUDI ARABIA; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 78650429366     PISSN: 09526862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09526861111098201     Document Type: Article

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