Epidemiology of oral cancer in Arab countries
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Epidemiology of oral cancer in Arab countries
OBJECTIVES To review the oral cancer (OC) studies that were conducted in Arab countries with regard to epidemiology, risk factors, and prognosis. METHODS A computer-based PubMed literature search was performed to retrieve studies conducted in the Arab world on epidemiology of OC. After screening for exclusion criteria, cross-referencing, and searching local journals, a total of 19 articles we...
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عنوان ژورنال: Saudi Medical Journal
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0379-5284,1658-3175
DOI: 10.15537/smj.2016.3.11388