The use of school milk as a vehicle for fluoride in Knowsley, UK; an evaluation of effectiveness

Community Dental Health

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 83-88

  Ketley, C E ^a   West, J L ^a   Lennon, M A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caries; Children; Fluoridated milk

Indexed keywords

FLUORIDE; ANTICARIES AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMUNITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DRINKING; EVALUATION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INCISOR; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILK; PREMOLAR TOOTH; UNITED KINGDOM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; HEALTH SURVEY; MOLAR TOOTH; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCHOOL DENTISTRY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DENTAL CARIES; DMF INDEX; ENGLAND; FLUORIDES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCISOR; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MILK; MOLAR; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHOOL DENTISTRY; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS;

EID: 0042420456     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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