Fluorosis in some tribal villages of Dungarpur district of Rajasthan, India

Fluoride

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 223-228

  Choubisa, S L ^a   Choubisa, D K ^a   Joshi, S C ^b   Choubisa, Leela ^b  

^a M L SUKHADIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b GENERAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Dental fluorosis; Dungarpur district; Rajasthan; Skeletal fluorosis

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FEMALE; FLUOROSIS; GOITER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SKELETON MALFORMATION; TOOTH;

EID: 0030680109     PISSN: 00154725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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