Prevalence of Fluorosis in Some Villages of Dungarpur District of Rajasthan

Indian Journal of Environmental Health

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 119-126

  Choubisa, S L ^a   Sompura, Karun ^a   Bhatt, S K ^a   Choubisa, D K ^a   Pandya, Hemant ^a   Joshi, S C ^b   Choubisa, Leela ^b  

^a M L SUKHADIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b GENERAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Adults; Calves; Children; Domestic animals; Dungarpur district; Fluorosis; Rajasthan

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041662989     PISSN: 0367827X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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