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Oral health, hygiene practices and oral cancer
2008
Revista de Saúde Pública
OBJECTIVE: To assess the association between oral health and hygiene practices and oral cancer. METHODS: Hospital-based case-control study in the metropolitan area of São Paulo, southeastern Brazil, from 1998 to 2002. A total 309 patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the mouth and the pharynx and 468 controls matched by sex and age were included in the study. Cases were recruited in seven reference hospitals and controls were selected in five out of the seven participating hospitals.
doi:10.1590/s0034-89102008000300012
pmid:18470367
fatcat:oujdfpgjwrhwrkrhi35fpyqohm