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Presence of Helicobacter pylori in betel chewers and non betel chewers with and without oral cancers

BACKGROUND: Betel chewing has been shown to predispose to periodontal disease and oral cancer. Studies show that people with gum disease are more likely to test positive for Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori). It is not known if the lesions produced by betel quid and the resulting, chemical changes pre...

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Autores principales: Fernando, Neluka, Jayakumar, Gnanapragasam, Perera, Naomal, Amarasingha, Indranee, Meedin, Fahra, Holton, John
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2755467/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19772630
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6831-9-23

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