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Sociocultural Factors that Affect Chewing Behaviors among Betel Nut Chewers and Ex-Chewers on Guam

Areca nut (betel nut) is chewed by an estimated 10% of the world's population which is equivalent to about 600 million people. It is classified as a Group 1 carcinogen by the World Health Organization (WHO) and has been linked to various types of oral cancer. Chewing areca predominates in South...

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Published in:Hawaii J Med Public Health
Main Authors: Murphy, Kelle L, Herzog, Thaddeus A
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: University Clinical, Education & Research Associate (UCERA) 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4675366/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26668772
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