Palauans who chew betel nut: Social impact of oral disease

International Nursing Review

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 148-155

  Quinn Griffin, M T ^a   Mott, M ^b   Burrell, P M ^c   Fitzpatrick, J J ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Hawaii Pacific University ^*

^c HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Betel Nut; Hawaii; Oral Health; Palua; Social Impact

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARECA; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BETEL NUT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MALE; MOUTH DISEASE; PALAU; PALUA; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL IMPACT; UNITED STATES;

BETEL NUT; HAWAII; ORAL HEALTH; PALUA; SOCIAL IMPACT;

ADULT; ARECA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HAWAII; HUMANS; MALE; MOUTH DISEASES; PALAU; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL DISTANCE;

EID: 84893546037     PISSN: 00208132     EISSN: 14667657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/inr.12082     Document Type: Article

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