Role of areca nut in betel quid-associated chemical carcinogenesis: current awareness and future perspectives

Oral Oncology - Tập 37 Số 6 - Trang 477-492 - 2001
Jiiang‐Huei Jeng1, M C Chang2, Liang‐Jiunn Hahn1
1Laboratory of Dental Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Medicine, Graduate Institute of Clinical Dental Science, National Taiwan University, No. 1 Chang-Te Street, Taipei, Taiwan
2Team of Biomedical Science, Chang-Gung Institute of Nursing, Taoyuan, Taiwan

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