Causes of oral cancer - An appraisal of controversies

British Dental Journal

Volumn 207, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 471-475

  Warnakulasuriya, S ^a  

^a King's and St Thomas' School of Medicine and Dentistry   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; MOUTHWASH; NICOTINE;

ARTICLE; BETEL NUT; CATHA EDULIS; DIET; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ETHNIC GROUP; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; ILEX PARAGUARIENSIS; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MOUTH TUMOR; OROPHARYNX TUMOR; POLYOMAVIRUS INFECTION; TOBACCO; TOOTH CALCULUS;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ARECA; CANNABIS; CATHA; DENTAL DEPOSITS; DIET; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEREDITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; ILEX PARAGUARIENSIS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; MOUTHWASHES; NICOTINE; OROPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; POLYOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; TOBACCO;

EID: 71649109232     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: 17417503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2009.1009     Document Type: Article

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