Oral submucous fibrosis: A case-control study in Chennai, South India

Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 274-277

  Ranganathan, K ^a   Devi, M Uma ^a   Joshua, Elizabeth ^a   Kirankumar, K ^a   Saraswathi, T R ^a  

^a RAGAS DENTAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Areca nut; Case control; Oral; Pan masala; Quid; Submucous fibrosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BETEL NUT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HABIT; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASTICATION; MOUTH DISEASE; PRECANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO;

ADULT; ARECA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTS; ORAL SUBMUCOUS FIBROSIS; PLANT LEAVES; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 2342535886     PISSN: 09042512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0904-2512.2004.00116.x     Document Type: Article

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