Prevalence of areca nut chewing in the middle school-going children of Indore, India

• Main Authors: Ashok Khandelwal (Author), Vishal Khandelwal (Author), Mainak K Saha (Author), Sushma Khandelwal (Author), Sai Prasad (Author), Suparana G Saha (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives: To assess areca nut chewing habit among middle school-aged children in Indore, India. Areca nut is chewed by itself, and in various scented preparations. It is associated with carcinogenesis, foreign body aspiration in children, and oral submucous fibrosis and may aggravate asthma. Mater...