Distribution of fluoride and fluorosis in Ethiopia and prospects for control

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 355-364

  Kloos, Helmut ^a   Tekle Haimanot, Redda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Alternative water sources; Defluoridation; Environment; Ethiopia; Fluoride distribution; Fluorosis; Prevention

Indexed keywords

FLUORIDE;

DISEASE CONTROL; FLUORIDE; HEALTH STATUS;

ARTICLE; DEFLUORIDATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ETHIOPIA; FLUOROSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ETHIOPIA; FLUORIDE POISONING; FLUORIDES; HUMANS; WATER PURIFICATION;

ETHIOPIA;

EID: 0032979074     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.1999.00405.x     Document Type: Article

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