Public Awareness and Knowledge of Oral Cancer in Yemen |
Al-Maweri, Sadeq Ali
(Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Sciences, Al-Farabi College of Dentistry and Nursing, Department of Oral Medicine, Sana'a University)
Addas, Abdallah (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Sciences, Al-Farabi College of Dentistry and Nursing) Tarakji, Bassel (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Sciences, Al-Farabi College of Dentistry and Nursing, Department of Oral Medicine, Sana'a University) Abbas, Alkasem (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Sanaa University) Al-Shamiri, Hashem M. (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Sciences, Al-Farabi College of Dentistry and Nursing, Department of Oral Medicine, Sana'a University) Alaizari, Nader Ahmed (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Sciences, Al-Farabi College of Dentistry and Nursing, Department of Oral Medicine, Sana'a University) Shugaa-Addin, Bassam (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Sciences, Al-Farabi College of Dentistry and Nursing, Department of Oral Medicine, Sana'a University) |
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