Betel Nut (Areca catechu) Usage and Its Effects on Health

Nuts and Seeds in Health and Disease Prevention

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 197-204

  Ali, Niloufer Sultan ^a   Khuwaja, Ali Khan ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

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EID: 83455234304     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-375688-6.10023-4     Document Type: Chapter

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