Areca nut chewing and dependency syndrome: Is the dependence comparable to smoking? a cross sectional study

• Main Authors: Shafique Kashif (Author), Mirza Saira S (Author), Vart Priya (Author), Arain Moin I (Author)
• פורמט: ספר
• יצא לאור: BMC, 2011-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• נושאים: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Areca nut is the seed of fruit oriental palm known as <it>Areca catechu</it>. Many adverse effects of nut chewing have been well documented in the medical literature. As these nuts are mixed with some other substances lik...