Oral cancer and pre-cancer in Myanmar: A short review

Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 193-196

  Reichart, P A ^a   Way, T H ^b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Thunanda Clinic   (Myanmar)

Author keywords

Betel quid chewing; Cancer; Myanmar; Oral; Pre cancer; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

BETEL NUT; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ERYTHROPLASIA; FIBROSIS; HABIT; HEALTH; HUMAN; LEUKOPLAKIA; MASTICATION; MORBIDITY; MOUTH CANCER; MYANMAR; PRECANCER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; TONGUE CANCER;

ARECA; ERYTHROPLASIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LEUKOPLAKIA, ORAL; MALE; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; MYANMAR; ORAL SUBMUCOUS FIBROSIS; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; PREVALENCE; SMOKING;

EID: 33644834379     PISSN: 09042512     EISSN: 16000714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0714.2006.00390.x     Document Type: Review

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