Occurrence of endemic fluorosis in human population of North Gujarat, India: Human health risk

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 303-310

  Barot, V V ^a  

^a Gujarat Pollution Control Board   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CATECHOLAMINE; CATION; DRINKING WATER; FLUORIDE; FOLLITROPIN; GLUCOSE; LIOTHYRONINE; NORADRENALIN; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; TESTOSTERONE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FLUOROSIS; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INDIA; SERUM;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BONE DISEASES; EPINEPHRINE; FLUORIDE POISONING; FLUORIDES; FLUOROSIS, DENTAL; HUMANS; INDIA; NOREPINEPHRINE; RISK FACTORS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0031753728     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001289900763     Document Type: Article

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