Thai dental students' knowledge of the betel quid chewing habit in Thailand

European Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 126-132

  Reichart, P A ^a   Khongkhunthian, P ^b   Scheifele, C ^a,b   Lohsuwan, P ^b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Betel quid chewing; dental; Knowledge; Precancer; Students; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BETEL NUT; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL STUDENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUTH DISEASE; MOUTH TUMOR; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; THAILAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARECA; EDUCATION, DENTAL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; ORAL SUBMUCOUS FIBROSIS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, DENTAL; THAILAND;

EID: 0033170821     PISSN: 13965883     EISSN: 16000579     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0579.1999.tb00078.x     Document Type: Article

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