Gutka or areca nut Chewer′s syndrome

Indian Journal of Cancer

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 170-172

  Chaturvedi, P ^a  

^a TATA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARECA NUT CHEWER SYNDROME; BETEL NUT; CLINICAL FEATURE; GUTKA SYNDROME; HEAD AND NECK DISEASE; HUMAN; LETTER; MASTICATION; MOUTH DISEASE; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SMOKELESS TOBACCO; SMOKING;

ARECA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASTICATION; MOUTH DISEASES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SYNDROME; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; TOBACCO, SMOKELESS;

EID: 64749096723     PISSN: 0019509X     EISSN: 19984774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-509X.49158     Document Type: Letter

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