Prevalence of oral cancer self-examination among elderly people treated under Brazil's Unified Health System: household health survey

The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of oral cancer self-examinationamong the elderly and confirm whether prevalence was higher among users of the dental services provided by Brazil's Unified Health System (SUS, acronym in Portuguese). A transversal study of elderly people aged b...

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Main Authors: Andréa Maria Eleutério de Barros Lima Martins, João Gabriel Silva Souza, Desireé Sant'Ana Haikal, Alfredo Maurício Batista de Paula, Efigênia Ferreira e Ferreira, Isabela Almeida Pordeus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva 2015-04-01
Series:Ciência & Saúde Coletiva
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-81232015000401085&lng=en&tlng=en