What the papers say: How does the United Kingdom press treat water fluoridation and does it matter?

British Dental Journal

Volumn 189, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 14-18

  Lowry, R J ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FLUORIDATION; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC OPINION; PUBLICATION; PUBLISHING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FLUORIDATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; NEWSPAPERS; PUBLIC OPINION; PUBLICATION BIAS;

EID: 0034622153     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4800587a     Document Type: Article

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