Comparison of Bone Mineral Density Levels in Maraş Powder (Smokeless Tobacco) Users and Smokers in Healthy Men

• Main Authors: Betül Bakan (Author), Mustafa Haki Sucaklı (Author), Fuat Özkan (Author), Ökkeş Bilal (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Galenos Yayinevi, 2013-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Aim: Smoking and smokeless tobacco use are two recognized risk factors for low bone mineral density (BMD) and osteoporosis. Maras powder (MP), a kind of smokeless tobacco, has a lot of addicts in the city of Kahramanmaraş and its surroundings, Turkey. This is the study investigating the effects of M...