Khat chewing amongst UK resident male Yemeni adults: An exploratory study

International Dental Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 97-101

  Kassim, Saba ^a   Croucher, Ray ^a,b  

^a Queen Mary ^*

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cigarette smoking; Dependency; Khat; Oral health

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646582035     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1875-595X.2006.tb00080.x     Document Type: Article

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