Betel quid and oral cancer: A review

European Journal of Cancer. Part B: Oral Oncology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1993, Pages 251-255

  Thomas, Steven ^b   Kearsley, John ^a  

^a ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETEL NUT; HUMAN; MOUTH CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; CELL DIVISION; DRUG EFFECT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INCIDENCE; MASTICATION; MOUTH TUMOR;

REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ARECA; CELL DIVISION; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MASTICATION; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0027139958     PISSN: 09641955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0964-1955(93)90044-F     Document Type: Review

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