Oral Oncology
Volume 46, Issue 4 , Pages 276-282 , April 2010

Surgical outcomes and prognostic factors of oral cancer associated with betel quid chewing and tobacco smoking in Taiwan

  • Shyun-Yeu Liu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Yongkang, Taiwan
    • Department of Medical Research, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chin-Li Lu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Research, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chang-Ta Chiou

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ching-Yu Yen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Yongkang, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Gwo-An Liaw

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Liouying, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yi-Chun Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yu-Chi Liu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Wei-Fan Chiang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Research, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Taiwan
    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Liouying, Taiwan
    • School of Dentistry, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Liouying. 201, Taikang Village, Liouying, Tainan 735, Taiwan. Tel.: +886 6 6226999x73158.

Received 8 December 2009 ,Revised 13 January 2010 ,Accepted 14 January 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2010.01.008

Oral Oncology
Volume 46, Issue 4 , Pages 276-282 , April 2010

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