Smokeless tobacco (shammah) in Saudi Arabia: a review of its pattern of use, prevalence, and potential role in oral cancer.

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Shammah is a traditional form of chewing tobacco [smokeless tobacco, (ST)] that is commonly used in the Middle East especially in Saudi Arabia (KSA), Yemen and Sudan. The Substance Abuse Research Centre (SARC) at Jazan University noted that no adequate research and information on the prevalence of shammah use in the province of Jazan, and KSA as well, has been provided in the scientific literature.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Asian Pac. J. Cancer Prev.

Title: Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP

ISSN (Electronic): 2476-762X

ISSN (Print): 1513-7368

Publication date (Electronic): 2014

Volume: 15

Issue: 16

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[1 ] Substance Abuse Research Centre, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia E-mail : rshad100@yahoo.com.

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DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2014.15.16.6477

PubMed ID: 25169473

SO-VID: 1f741137-2ff2-425d-be51-5d11d385103c

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