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

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 association a...

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Veröffentlicht in:BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2015-08, Vol.15 (1), p.177-177, Article 177
Hauptverfasser: 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
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