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Assessment of potential toxicity of a smokeless tobacco product (naswar) available on the Pakistani market.

Zakiullah, Muhammad M Saeed, Naveed N Muhammad, Saeed Ahmad SA Khan, Farah F Gul, Fazli F Khuda, Muhammad M Humayun, and Hamayun H Khan

Tob Control 21(4):396-401 (2012) PMID 21642445

'Naswar' is a smokeless tobacco product (STP) widely used in Pakistan. It has been correlated with oral and oesophageal cancer in recent clinical studies. The toxic effects associated with STPs have been associated with trace level contaminants present in these products. The toxin levels of Pakistani naswar are reported for the first time in this study.

DOI: 10.1136/tc.2010.042630
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