Traditional chewing and smoking habits from the point of view of Northern Thai betel quid vendors

Oral Health and Preventive Dentistry

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 245-249

  Reichart, Peter A ^a   Supanchart, Chayarop ^a,b   Khongkhunthian, Pathawee ^b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Areca nut; Betel quid chewing; Oral cancer tobacco

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BETEL NUT; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HABIT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH TUMOR; SMOKELESS TOBACCO; SOCIAL CHANGE; TEA; THAILAND;

ADULT; AGED; ARECA; COMMERCE; CULTURE; FEMALE; HABITS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; SOCIAL CHANGE; TEA; THAILAND; TOBACCO, SMOKELESS;

EID: 38449093098     PISSN: 16021622     EISSN: 17579996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3290/j.ohpd.a12537     Document Type: Article

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