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Leukoplakia and incidence of oral cancer
Author(s) -
Gupta Prakash C.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of oral pathology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.887
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1600-0714
pISSN - 0904-2512
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0714.1989.tb00725.x
Subject(s) - leukoplakia , oral leukoplakia , incidence (geometry) , medicine , cancer , dermatology , cancer incidence , oral cancers , dentistry , physics , optics
Reports from India showing comparatively lower prevalence rates of oral leukoplakia and lower malignant transformation rates than in western countries appear paradoxical because of high incidence rates of oral cancer in India. On a closer examination of available data however, it becomes clear that there is no inconsistency.