Carcinogenic and genotoxic effects of the tobacco substitute pan masala: Present status and likely future impact on the Indian population

Cancer Treatment Reviews

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 345-354

  Trivedi, A H ^a   Balar, D B ^a   Shah, P M ^a   Patel, D D ^a   Patel, R K ^a   Bakshi, S R ^a   Dinavahi, V B R ^a  

^a GUJARAT CANCER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METAL; NICOTINE; NITROSAMINE; PESTICIDE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

BETEL NUT; CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; DNA DAMAGE; GENE MUTATION; GENOTOXICITY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INDIAN; LIFESTYLE; METABOLISM; MOUTH CANCER; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SMOKELESS TOBACCO; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 0030437243     PISSN: 03057372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-7372(96)90007-9     Document Type: Article

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