Open AccessDohra- a mixture of potent carcinogens
Author(s) -
Vishwas Sharma,
Amrita Nandan,
Ajay Kumar Shukla,
Anshika Chandra,
Ravi Kaushik,
Dhirendra N Sinha,
Ravi Mehrotra
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.578
H-Index - 87
ISSN - 0971-5916
DOI - 10.4103/ijmr.ijmr_39_18
Subject(s) - areca , catechu , traditional medicine , betel , medicine , environmental health , toxicology , nut , biology , engineering , structural engineering
Dohra is a areca nut preparation used with or without tobacco in a few of the areas of Uttar Pradesh (UP), India. There is evidence that it causes potentially malignant disorders and oral cancer. This study was undertaken to provide information on dohra by searching through literature and also through a survey in three areas of Uttar Pradesh (UP), India.