Lack of correlation between water hardness and salivary calculi in England

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 50-53

  Sherman, J A ^a,b   McGurk, M ^a  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SALIVA; SALIVARY GLAND DISEASE; SIALOADENITIS; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER HARDNESS;

EID: 0034067832     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjom.1999.0074     Document Type: Article

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