Incidence of oral leucoplakias among 20,358 Indian villagers in a 7-year period
1976; Springer Nature; Volume: 33; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1038/bjc.1976.87
ISSN1532-1827
AutoresF. S. Mehta, J. J. Pindborg, R. B. Bhonsle, P. N. Sinor,
Tópico(s)Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
ResumoA group of 20,358 villagers in two districts of India has been followed for 7 years to study the incidence of oral leucoplakia. The follow-up rate of the population in two districts ranged from 61% to 71%. In one of the districts (Bhavnagar) no new cases of leucoplakia were found among females in the 7-year period. Among males 105 cases developed (4-0/1000/year). The incidence was highest among hookli (clay pipe) smokers. In the Ernakulam district the incidence among males was 3-3/1000/year whereas among females it was 1-9/1000/year. The mixed habits group had the highest incidence of oral leucoplakias (7-2 and 9-9/1000/year among males and females respectively).
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