Mercury in Dental Amalgam‐a Public Health Concern?

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 1992, Pages 303-311

  Flanders, Raymond A ^a  

^a Department of Public Health ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

amalgam controversy; antiamalgamists; dental amalgam; mercury; public health concern

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; MERCURY;

CHEMISTRY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION; DENTAL AMALGAM; HUMAN; MERCURY; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (U.S.); PUBLIC HEALTH; SAFETY; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0026912750     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: 17527325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.1992.tb02293.x     Document Type: Article

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