Influence of cigarette filters on the risk of developing oral leukoplakia in a Kenyan population

Oral Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 101-105

  Macigo, F G ^a   Mwaniki, D L ^b   Guthua, S W ^a   Njeru, E K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b Public Health   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Cigarette filter; Kiraiku; Oral leukoplakia; Relative risk

Indexed keywords

TOBACCO SMOKE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; KENYA; LEUKOPLAKIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL POPULATION; SMOKING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0035044609     PISSN: 1354523X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1601-0825.2001.70206.x     Document Type: Article

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