The effect of drinking water fluoridation on the natural course of hearing in patients with otosclerosis

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 116, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 747-750

  Vartiainen, Eero ^a,c   Vartiainen, Jukka ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Deafness; Otospongiosis; Sodium fluoride

Indexed keywords

FLUORIDE SODIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORIDATION; FOLLOW UP; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; OTOSCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029742507     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016489609137918     Document Type: Article

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