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Association between betel quid chewing and carotid intima-media thickness in rural Bangladesh

Author(s) -

Tyler R. McClintock,

Faruque Parvez,

Fen Wu,

Weijia Wang,

Tariqul Islam,

Alauddin Ahmed,

Ishrat Shaheen,

Golam Sarwar,

Ryan T. Demmer,

Moı̈se Desvarieux,

Habibul Ahsan,

Yu Chen

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyu009

Subject(s) - betel , medicine , areca , nut , confidence interval , subclinical infection , structural engineering , engineering

Areca nut, more commonly known as betel nut, is the fourth most commonly used addictive substance in the world. Though recent evidence suggests it may play a role in the development of cardiovascular disease, no studies have investigated whether betel nut use is related to subclinical atherosclerosis.

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