Areca nut use in India

Indian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 317-319

  Gupta, Prakash ^a  

^a HEALIS SEKHSARIA INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETEL NUT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; FIBROSIS; HUMAN; INDIA; MOUTH CANCER; PRECANCER; SMOKING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 34250178793     PISSN: 00195359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5359.32674     Document Type: Editorial

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