ANDB: Development of a Database Based on a Global Survey of Literature on Areca Nut and Associated Health Effects
ANDB: Development of a Database Based on a Global Survey of Literature on Areca Nut and Associated Health Effects
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DOI：
10.1080/10826084.2019.1644523
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2020-06
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2
通讯作者：
N. Thakur;Amitesh Sharma;Harpreet Singh;R. Mehrotra
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作者：
N. Thakur;Amitesh Sharma;Harpreet Singh;R. Mehrotra
摘要 槟榔 (AN) 在印度俗称“Supari”，是一种令人上瘾的物质，在许多东南亚国家，无论是否吸烟，都广泛食用，作为习俗的一部分。由于AN对健康产生不利影响，应立即解决公众意识和严格的政府政策以禁止AN生产以及对含有AN的产品的监管。由于缺乏研究数据库，我们参考 AN 开发了一个综合性在线门户网站，对已发表的文章进行全球调查。槟榔数据库 (ANDB) 是一个手动管理的数据库，根据出版年份、作者、人群、有害影响和相关疾病提供全球文献信息。本研究试图提供相关信息，帮助研究人员优先考虑 AN 和相关健康影响的研究领域。该门户是用 MySQL 开发的，界面是使用核心 PhP 和 CSS、HTML 设计的。 ANDB 是一个在线资源，以用户友好的方式提供 AN 的全球文献。可以在 http://arecanut.icmr.org.in/ 上免费访问。据我们所知，ANDB 是第一个提供与 AN 及其健康影响相关的包容性科学文献的门户网站。这种基于证据的科学信息将有助于政策制定者制定指导方针，以提高认识并实施规范使用这种潜在致癌物质的法律，从而控制许多可怕疾病（主要是口腔粘膜下纤维化、心血管疾病和癌症）的负担。
Abstract Areca nut (AN), commonly known as “Supari” in India is an addictive substance and widely consumed with or without tobacco as a part of customs in many South East Asian countries. Owing to the adverse health effects of AN, public awareness and stringent government policies to prohibit AN production and regulation of products containing AN should be addressed without further delay. Lack of a research database, motivated us to develop a comprehensive online portal on global survey of published articles with reference to AN. The Areca nut database (ANDB) is a manually curated database which provides the information on global literature according to the publication year, author, population, harmful effects, and associated disease. The present study is an attempt to deliver the relevant information which would be helpful to researchers in prioritizing the research areas with respect to AN and associated health effects. The portal has been developed in MySQL and the interface has been designed using core PhP and CSS, HTML. ANDB is an online resource available to provide global literature of AN in a user-friendly manner. It can be accessed freely on http://arecanut.icmr.org.in/. To the best of our knowledge, ANDB is the first portal delivering inclusive scientific literature related to AN and its health effects. This evidence-based scientific information would be useful for policy makers to make guidelines for increasing awareness and implementing the laws for regulated use of this potentially carcinogenic substance, thereby controlling the burden of many dreaded diseases primarily oral submucous fibrosis, cardiovascular disease, and cancers.