Oral cancer awareness and knowledge among dental patients in South India

Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 521-524

  Srikanth Reddy, B ^a   Doshi, Dolar ^a   Padma Reddy, M ^a   Kulkarni, Suhas ^a   Gaffar, Abdul ^a   Ram Reddy, Venkat ^a  

^a Panineeya Institute of Dental Sciences   (India)

Author keywords

Early signs; India; Oral cancer; Questionnaire; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; DENTAL PATIENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH CANCER; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MASS MEDIA; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SUNLIGHT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864281585     PISSN: 10105182     EISSN: 18784119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcms.2011.09.002     Document Type: Article

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