Open AccessKnowledge and Screening of Head and Neck Cancer Among American Indians in South Dakota
Author(s) -
Sunshine M. Dwojak,
Daniel G. Deschler,
Michele Sargent,
Kevin S. Emerick,
B. Ashleigh Guadagnolo,
Daniel G. Petereit
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2014.302177
Subject(s) - medicine , head and neck cancer , cancer , head and neck , population , demographics , risk factor , family medicine , demography , surgery , environmental health , sociology
We established the level of awareness of risk factors and early symptoms of head and neck cancer among American Indians in South Dakota and determined whether head and neck cancer screening detected clinical findings in this population.