Prevalence and Characteristics of Areca Nut Chewing Habit among School Going Children in Karachi
Introduction: Areca nut is the fruit of areca catechu palm tree. It is forth most common psychoactive substanceused worldwide. Mostly the areca nut chewing habit is prevalent in South Asian countries. Areca nut is usedin betel quid or as processed areca nut products. Areca nut is classified as cla...
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Dow University of Health Sciences
2014-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jduhs.com/index.php/jduhs/article/view/127 |