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Assessment of areca nut use, practice and dependency among people in Guwahati, Assam: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Areca nut is the fourth most commonly used psychoactive substance worldwide after tobacco, alcohol and caffeine. In India, it is perceived in various ways, ranging from a ‘fruit of divine origin’ in Hindu religious ceremonies to a mouth freshener. Areca nut use both on its own and with t...

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Autores principales: Kumar, Arvind, Oswal, Kunal, Singh, Ravikant, Kharodia, Neha, Pradhan, Akash, Sethuraman, Lakshman, Venkataramanan, Ramachandran, Purushotham, Arnie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cancer Intelligence 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8043683/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33889207
http://dx.doi.org/10.3332/ecancer.2021.1198