Oral cancer knowledge: A survey administered to patients in dental departments at large italian hospitals

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 505-509

  Villa, Alessandro ^a,b   Kreimer, Aimee R ^b   Pasi, Massimo ^c   Polimeni, Antonella ^d   Cicciù, Domenico ^e,f   Strohmenger, Laura ^a   Gherlone, Enrico ^c   Abati, Silvio ^a  

^a Dental Clinic   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Oral cancer; Oral cancer knowledge; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; DENTAL CLINIC; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH TUMOR; MULTICENTER STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; DENTAL CLINICS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80855129481     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: 15430154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13187-010-0189-4     Document Type: Article

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