Micronuclei and shisha/goza smoking in Egypt

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 675, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 81-82

  Chaouachi, Kamal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST CRÉTEIL   (France)

Author keywords

Goza; Micronuclei; Shisha; Smoking; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

GLYCEROL; MOLASSES; WATER;

EGYPT; GOZA; LETTER; MICRONUCLEUS; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; NOMENCLATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHISHA; SMOKE; SMOKING;

EGYPT; HUMANS; MALE; MICRONUCLEI, CHROMOSOME-DEFECTIVE; MOUTH MUCOSA; SMOKING;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 64249166421     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2008.11.017     Document Type: Letter

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