Cross-sectional dietary deficiencies among a prison population in Papua New Guinea

Betel quid not containing tobacco and or

Betel quid not containing tobacco and oral leukoplakia: A report on a cross-sectional study in Papua New Guinea and a meta-analysis of current evidence

✍ Steven J. Thomas; Ross Harris; Andrew R. Ness; Joachim Taulo; Robert Maclennan; 📂 Article 📅 2008 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 French ⚖ 164 KB

## Abstract Leukoplakia is an asymptomatic, potentially malignant change in the oral mucosa. Previous studies have reported that smoking and betel quid chewing are associated with increased risk of leukoplakia; few studies have reported on these associations in populations where betel quid does not