A study on betel quid chewing behavior among Kaohsiung residents aged 15 years and above

Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 140-143

  Chen, Jew Wu ^a   Shaw, Jei Hong ^b  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Betel quid; Smoking; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BETEL NUT; BLOOD PRESSURE; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; TAIWAN; TELEPHONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ARECA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLOOD PRESSURE; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FORECASTING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PREVALENCE; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; TAIWAN; TELEPHONE;

EID: 0030090685     PISSN: 09042512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0714.1996.tb00209.x     Document Type: Article

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