Prevalence of oral precancerous and cancerous lesions in elderly Malaysians

A house to house survey on elderly subjects aged 60 years old and above was undertaken in a large district in Malaysia. A total of 486 subjects in randomly selected Enumeration Blocks were interviewed and examined. The prevalence of oral precancerous lesions was recorded at 3.3%, of which leukoplaki...

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Published in:	Asia-Pacific journal of public health Vol. 9; p. 24
Main Authors:	Ali, T B, Jalalluddin, R L, Abdul Razak, I, Zain, R B
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	China 1996
Subjects:	Aged Aged, 80 and over China - ethnology Female Health Surveys Humans India - ethnology Malaysia - epidemiology Male Middle Aged Mouth Neoplasms - epidemiology Oral Health Precancerous Conditions - epidemiology Prevalence Risk Factors Surveys and Questionnaires China Malaysia India
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