Role of chewing and smoking habits in the etiology of oral submucous fibrosis (OSF): A case-control study

Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 475-479

  Shah, N ^a   Sharma, P P ^b  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b LRS Institute of TB and Allied Diseases   (India)

Author keywords

Chewing habits; Pan masala; Quid; Smoking; Submucous fibrosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032211746     PISSN: 09042512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0714.1998.tb01915.x     Document Type: Article

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