Access to dental services for head and neck cancer patients

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 404-407

  Lawrence, Mark ^a   Aleid, Wesam ^a   McKechnie, Alasdair ^b  

^a LINCOLN COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dental assessment; Head and neck cancer; NICE guidelines

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; DENTAL ASSISTANT; DENTAL HEALTH; DENTAL PROCEDURE; DENTIST; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TELECONSULTATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

DENTAL CARE FOR CHRONICALLY ILL; DENTAL HYGIENISTS; DENTAL PROPHYLAXIS; DENTISTRY, OPERATIVE; DENTISTS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORAL HEALTH; PATIENT CARE TEAM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84878530850     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: 15321940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2012.10.004     Document Type: Article

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