Perspectives of San Juan healthcare practitioners on the detection deficit in oral premalignant and early cancers in Puerto Rico: a qualitative research study

• Main Authors: Baek Linda S (Author), Vélez Himilce (Author), Buxó Carmen J (Author), Psoter Walter J (Author), Vélez Vega Carmen M (Author), Morse Douglas E (Author), Elias Augusto (Author), Ayendez Melba (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2011-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In Puerto Rico, relative to the United States, a disparity exists in detecting oral precancers and early cancers. To identify factors leading to the deficit in early detection, we obtained the perspectives of San Juan healthcare prac...