Endemic genu valgum and other bone deformities in two villages of Mandla District in Central India

Fluoride

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 187-195

  Chakma, T ^a   Vinay Rao, P ^a   Singh, S B ^a   Tiwary, R S ^a  

^a INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Bone deformities; Calcium deficiency; Dental fluorosis; Genu valgum; Hirapur; Malnutrition; Mandla District; Skeletal fluorosis; Tilaipani; Vitamin C deficiency; Water fluoride

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; FLUORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE DEFORMATION; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; OSTEOSCLEROSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; URINE LEVEL; VALGUS KNEE; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 0034461692     PISSN: 00154725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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