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Authors are with the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Dr Guggenheimer is with the School of Dental Medicine. Dr Weissfeld is with the Graduate School of Public Health. Dr Kroboth is with the School of Medicine. Address correspondence to Dr Guggenheimer, Department of Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dental Medicine, G-137 Salk, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261-1901, USA. This study was supported in part by the University of Pittsburgh Internal Grants Program. This paper was presented, in part, at the 119th annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, 10–14 November 1991.

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Guggenheimer, J., Weissfeld, J.L. & Kroboth, F.J. Who has the opportunity to screen for oral cancer?. Cancer Causes Control 4, 63–66 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00051716

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