Is areca innocent? The effect of areca (betel) nut chewing in a population of pregnant women on the Thai-Myanmar border

International Health

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 204-209

  Chue, Amy L ^a,b,c   Carrara, Verena I ^a   Paw, Moo Kho ^a   Pimanpanarak, Mupawjay ^a   Wiladphaingern, Jacher ^a   van Vugt, Michele ^a   Lee, Sue J ^b   Nosten, François ^a,b,c   McGready, Rose ^a,b,c  

^a SHOKLO MALARIA RESEARCH UNIT   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Areca nut; Maternal outcome; Neonatal outcome; Pregnancy; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BETEL NUT; BIRTH WEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MASTICATION; MYANMAR; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMOKING; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

EID: 84865530910     PISSN: 18763413     EISSN: 18763405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.inhe.2012.05.001     Document Type: Article

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