Oral cancer screening and socioeconomic status

Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 102-107

  Johnson, Stephanie ^a   McDonald, J Ted ^b   Corsten, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Education; Oral cancer; Screening; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIAN; CANCER SCREENING; CAUCASIAN; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MOUTH CANCER; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MORBIDITY; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862519414     PISSN: 19160216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7070.2011.110077     Document Type: Article

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