Oral cancer awareness of the general public in Gorakhpur city, India

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 5195-5199

  Agrawal, Mamta ^a   Pandey, Sushma ^b   Jain, Shikha ^a   Maitin, Shipra ^c  

^a Purvanchal Institute of Dental Sciences   (India)

^b DDU Gorakhpur University   (India)

^c Central Poly Clinic   (India)

Author keywords

Early detection; Early symptoms; Gorakhpur; India; Knowledge and awareness; Oral cancer; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874004491     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2012.13.10.5195     Document Type: Article

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