Oral disease caused by the chewing of betel nut and concoctions containing betel nut [10]

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 233-235

  Wollina, Uw ^a   Verma, S ^b   Parikh, A ^c   Parikh, D ^c  

^a ACADEMIC TEACHING HOSPITAL DRESDEN FRIEDRICHSTADT   (Germany)

^b B 3 CSPatel Enclave ^*  (India)

^c Aditya Oral and Maxillofacial Clinic   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ARECOLINE; CAFFEINE; CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; NICOTINE; SWEETENING AGENT;

BETEL NUT; CANCER RISK; CHEEK MUCOSA; CONDIMENT; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; EPITHELIUM CELL; FIBROSIS; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPERPLASIA; LETTER; MOUTH CANCER; MOUTH DISEASE; MOUTH MUCOSA; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALIVATION; SMOKING; SOUTH ASIA; STAINING; SUBMUCOSA; TOBACCO; TOOTH COLOR; WELLBEING; WORK CAPACITY;

EID: 1642365145     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2004.00867.x     Document Type: Letter

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