Knowledge about oral cancer in adults attending a dental hospital in India

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1609-1613

  Devadiga, Arishka ^a   Prasad, K V V ^b  

^a AJ Institute of Dental Sciences   (India)

^b SDM COLLEGE OF DENTAL SCIENCES AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Dental college; India; Knowledge; Oral cancer; Risk factors; Signs

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956064144     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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