Areca nut use in rural Tamil Nadu: A growing threat

Indian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 332-337

  Rajan, Gunaseelan ^a   Ramesh, Sowmya ^a   Sankaralingam, Shanthi ^a  

^a Chennai Dental Research Foundation   (India)

Author keywords

Areca nut; Community based survey; Gutkha; High risk; Pan masala; Prevalence; rural community

Indexed keywords

BETEL EXTRACT; GUTKHA; PAN MASALA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BETEL NUT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASTICATION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RURAL AREA; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 34250167235     PISSN: 00195359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5359.32680     Document Type: Article

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