Epidemiology of cancer by tobacco products and the significance of TSNA

Critical Reviews in Toxicology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 183-198

  Gupta, Prakash C ^b   Murti, P R ^a,b   Bhonsle, R B ^a,b  

^a TATA INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cancer; Etiology; Oral; Smokeless; Smoking; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

4 (METHYLNITROSAMINO) 1 (3 PYRIDYL) 1 BUTANONE; NITROSAMINE; NITROSONORNICOTINE;

CANCER; CARCINOGENICITY; CIGARETTE SMOKING; HUMAN; MOUTH CANCER; NITROSATION; REVIEW; SMOKELESS TOBACCO; SMOKING; TOBACCO;

NICOTIANA TABACUM; PIPER BETEL;

EID: 0030007278     PISSN: 10408444     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10408449609017930     Document Type: Review

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