Influence of tobacco chewing on oral health: A hospital-based cross-sectional study in Odisha

Background: Smokeless tobacco use in the Indian subcontinent is a part of many religious and cultural rituals and has gained a degree of social acceptance. The deleterious effects of smokeless tobacco are not as well-known as those produced by smoking. Objectives: The study was carried out to assess...

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Main Authors: Shilpa Mahapatra, Preetha Elizabeth Chaly, Smruti Chandan Mohapatra, M Madhumitha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:http://www.ijph.in/article.asp?issn=0019-557X;year=2018;volume=62;issue=4;spage=282;epage=286;aulast=Mahapatra