Early detection and diagnosis of oral cancer: Strategies for improvement

Journal of Cancer Policy

Volumn 1, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages

  Ford, P J ^a,b   Farah, C S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cancer screening; Early diagnosis; Oral cancer

Indexed keywords

TOLONIUM CHLORIDE;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BETEL NUT; CANCER SCREENING; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; DYSPLASIA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MOUTH CANCER; MOUTH EXAMINATION; MOUTH LESION; MOUTH MUCOSA; NUTRITION; PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS; TIME TO TREATMENT; TOBACCO;

EID: 84888103686     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22135383     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpo.2013.04.002     Document Type: Review

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