Factors associated with quitting areca (betel) quid chewing

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 467-474

  Lai, Ching Shiun ^a   Shieh, Tien Yu ^a   Yang, Yi Hsin Connie ^a   Chong, Mian Yoon ^b   Hung, Hsin Chia ^c,d   Tsai, Chi Cheng ^e  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d MEIHO UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Betel quid chewing; Education; Quitting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BETEL NUT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HABIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLE; SMOKING;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ARECA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLES; SMOKING;

EID: 33750816703     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: 16000528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2006.00305.x     Document Type: Article

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