Socio-demographic correlates of betel, areca and smokeless tobacco use as a high risk behavior for head and neck cancers in a squatter settlement of Karachi, Pakistan

• Main Authors: Fatmi Zafar (Author), Majeed Atif (Author), Malik Farida (Author), Merchant Kanwal (Author), Maqsood Maria (Author), Malik Rabia (Author), Mazahir Samia (Author), Khawaja Muhammad (Author), Ghaffar Shehzad (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Head and neck cancers are a major cancer burden in Pakistan. They share a common risk factor profile including regular consumption of products of betel, areca and tobacco. Use of paan, chaalia, gutka, niswar and tumbaku is acceptable...