Cargando…

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

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...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Khandelwal, Ashok, Khandelwal, Vishal, Saha, Mainak K., Khandelwal, Sushma, Prasad, Sai, Saha, Suparana G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3425096/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22919213
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0976-237X.96817