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Table 6 Glossary of terms

From: Evidence of past dental visits and incidence of head and neck cancers: a systematic review and meta-analysis

CIs

Confidence intervals

EPHPP

Effective Public Health Practice Project

HNCs

Head and neck cancers

HN

Head and neck

ICD

International classification of disease

MOOSE

Meta-analysis of Observational Studies in Epidemiology

N

Number of studies

OCs

Oral cancers

OR

Odds ratio

PRISMA

Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

UADT

Upper aerodigestive tract