Determining effects of areca (betel) nut chewing in a prospective cohort of pregnant women in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea

BACKGROUND: Chewing areca nut (AN), also known as betel nut, is common in Asia and the South Pacific and the habit has been linked to a number of serious health problems including oral cancer. Use of AN in pregnancy has been associated with a reduction in mean birthweight in some studies, but this a...

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Autores principales: Ome-Kaius, Maria, Unger, Holger W, Singirok, Dupain, Wangnapi, Regina A, Hanieh, Sarah, Umbers, Alexandra J, Elizah, Julie, Siba, Peter, Mueller, Ivo, Rogerson, Stephen J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4543471/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26286026
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12884-015-0615-z

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4543471/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26286026
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12884-015-0615-z

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