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Screening for oral cancer a targeted evidence update for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Screening examinations by general dentists in the United Kingdom among 2,336 presumably higher-risk patients age 40 years and older showed sensitivity for oral cancer or PMD of 71 to 74 percent, with positive predictive value of 67 to 86 percent and specificity of 98 to 99 percent. Adding toluidine...

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Main Authors: Olson, Carin M., Burda, Brittany U. (Author), Beil, Tracy (Author), Whitlock, Evelyn P. (Author)
Corporate Authors: United States Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Oregon Evidence-based Practice Center (Center for Health Research (Kaiser-Permanente Medical Care Program. Northwest Region))
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Rockville, Md. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 2013, 2013
Series:Evidence synthesis
Subjects:
United States
Mouth Neoplasms / Diagnosis
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Collection: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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  • Includes bibliographical references

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