Fluoride content of municipal water in the United States: What percentage is fluoridated?

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 621-628

  Miller Ihli, Nancy J ^a   Pehrsson, Pamela R ^a   Cutrifelli, Rena L ^a   Holden, Joanne M ^a  

^a BELTSVILLE HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUFFER; DRINKING WATER; FLUORIDE; TRACE ELEMENT;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; ELECTRODE; FLUORIDATION; FREEZE DRYING; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; ION SELECTIVE ELECTRODE; MINERAL INTAKE; PILOT STUDY; SAFETY; SEASONAL VARIATION; UNITED STATES; URINALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER SAMPLING;

EID: 0041827331     PISSN: 08891575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-1575(03)00056-5     Document Type: Article

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