The amalgam controversy: An evidence-based analysis

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 348-356

  Dodes, John E ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORROSION; DENTAL SURGERY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; MERCURIALISM; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; PEER REVIEW; SAFETY; STATISTICS; VOLATILIZATION;

CORROSION; DENTAL AMALGAM; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; MERCURY; MERCURY POISONING; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; PEER REVIEW, RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN; SAFETY; STATISTICS; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 0035289939     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2001.0178     Document Type: Article

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