Bone-fracture incidence rate in two italian regions with different fluoride concentration levels in drinking water

Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 232-237

  Fabiani, L ^b   Leoni, Valerio ^a   Vitali, M ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Drinking water; Fluoride; Fracture epidemiology; Hip fracture epidemiology

Indexed keywords

FLUORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE MASS; FEMALE; FEMUR; FLUID INTAKE; FLUORIDATION; FRACTURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0033383291     PISSN: 0946672X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0946-672X(99)80041-8     Document Type: Article

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