Awareness of Oral Cancer and OPMDs among Patients Attending the University Dental Hospital, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

Awareness of Oral Cancer and OPMDs among Patients Attending the University Dental Hospital, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

Objective: To assess awareness of oral cancer and OPMDs among patients attending for dental treatment at the University Dental Hospital, Peradeniya. Methods and materials: A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect information from 500 randomly selected outpatients attended the Universit...

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Main Authors:	E. A. Shanika D. Somathunga, D. M. Sithara H. Dissanayaka, D. R. Dilini L. Ratnayake, Ruwan D. Jayasinghe
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention 2021-03-01
Series:	Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Care
Subjects:	awareness - oral cancer - opmds - betel chewing - tobacco
Online Access:	http://www.waocp.com/journal/index.php/apjcc/article/view/600

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