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. 2023 Jan 1;149(1):91-92.
doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2022.3652.

Increased Delay in Diagnosis, but Not Treatment, Among Patients With Oral Cancer During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Giorgio Lo Giudice  1 , Giuseppe Colella  2 , Ciro Emiliano Boschetti  2 , Chiara Colella  2 , Gianpaolo Tartaro  2 , Nicola Cirillo  3
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Increased Delay in Diagnosis, but Not Treatment, Among Patients With Oral Cancer During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Giorgio Lo Giudice et al. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. .
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This retrospective cohort study assesses delays in diagnosis and treatment for patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma in a tertiary care university hospital in Naples, Italy.

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