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Betel nut and tobacco chewing; potential risk factors of cancer of oesophagus in Assam, India

Cancer of the oesophagus is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in males in Assam, in north-eastern India, and ranks second for females. The chewing of betel nut, with or without tobacco and prepared in various ways, is a common practice in the region and a case–control study has been designed to stu...

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Autores principales: Phukan, R K, Ali, M S, Chetia, C K, Mahanta, J
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2001
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2364125/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11531248
http://dx.doi.org/10.1054/bjoc.2001.1920