The magnitude of tobacco smoking-betel quid chewing-alcohol drinking interaction effect on oral cancer in South-East Asia. A meta-analysis of observational studies

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2013, Pages

  Petti, Stefano ^a   Masood, Mohd ^b   Scully, Crispian ^c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 84891450464     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0078999     Document Type: Article

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