Community Dental Health

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Cover Date:
March 2016
Print ISSN:
0265 539X
Vol:
33
Issue:
1

Oral cancer awareness in young South-Asian communities in London

Oral cancer awareness in young South-Asian communities in London

Objectives: First, to evaluate awareness of oral cancer amongst the young South-Asian community in London and identify any aspects of knowledge about oral cancer that are lacking; and, second, to determine whether demographic factors or health-related behaviours are associated with knowledge of oral cancer. Research design: Cross-sectional questionnaire survey.

Key words: oral cancer, knowledge, awareness, ethnic minorities, early diagnosis, UK

doi:10.1922/CDH_3700Merchant05

Article Price
£15.00
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£
Page Start
60
Page End
64
Authors
R. Merchant, J.E. Gallagher, S.E. Scott

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  1. Evaluation of the telephone and clinical NHS urgent dental service in Sheffield
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  1. A randomized controlled trial of cluster audit and feedback on the quality of dental sealant for rural schoolchildren
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  1. Identifying and prioritising areas of child dental service need: a GIS-based approach
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  1. Areca chewing among Sri Lankan adolescents
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