Body fluoride status of populations with fluorosis in 2 mandals of Anantapur district

Indian Journal of Environmental Protection

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 797-802

  Baby Devaki, P ^a   Ramalakshmi, T ^a  

^a SRI VENKATESWARA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORIDE;

BLOOD LEVEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE SEVERITY; FLUID INTAKE; FLUOROSIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PREVALENCE; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0035470287     PISSN: 02537141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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