The epidemic of oral cancer in India continues unabated: Need for new policy initiatives

Oral Oncology

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  Gupta, Bhawna ^a   Ariyawardana, Anura ^b   Johnson, Newell W ^b  

^a GOVERNMENT OF INDIA   (India)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Diet; Epidemiology; HPV; Oral cancer; Policy; Prevention; Risk factors; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURVIVAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INDIA; LETTER; MOUTH CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84864404586     PISSN: 13688375     EISSN: 18790593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2012.06.009     Document Type: Letter

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