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Comment
. 1999 May 8;318(7193):1287.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.318.7193.1287.

Areca nuts can have deleterious effects

C Trivedy, S Warnakulasuriya, T J Peters
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Areca nuts can have deleterious effects

C Trivedy et al. BMJ. .
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