Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice
Volume 6, Issue 3 , Pages 227-229, September 2006

In a resource-limited setting, oral visual screening may reduce oral cancer mortality

  • Jacqueline R. Starr, PhD, MS, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Research Assistant Professor, Pediatrics and Epidemiology, University of Washington, Children's Craniofacial Center, Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center (M2-8), Box 359300 (M2-8), Seattle, WA 98105-0371
    • ,
  • Christy McKinney, MPH

      Affiliations

    • PhD Candidate, Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Box 357236, Seattle, WA 98195

Article Title and Bibliographic Information

Effect of screening on oral cancer mortality in Kerala, India: a cluster-randomised controlled trial. Sankaranarayanan R, Ramadas K, Thomas G, et al. Lancet 2005;365(9475):1927-33.

Level of Evidence

2b

Purpose/Question

The authors sought to evaluate the effectiveness of a community-based screening program in reducing oral cancer mortality.

Source of Funding

Government: Primary source: International Association for Research on Cancer (IARC; Lyon, France); Additional funding: Imperial Cancer Research Fund (ICRF; UK)

Type of Study/Design

Community-based cluster-randomized controlled intervention trial

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PII: S1532-3382(06)00075-3

doi:10.1016/j.jebdp.2006.06.014

Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice
Volume 6, Issue 3 , Pages 227-229, September 2006

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