Effect of fluoride in drinking water on children's intelligence

Fluoride

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 84-94

  Xiang, Quanyong ^a   Liang, Y ^a   Chen, L ^b   Wang, C ^b   Chen, B ^a   Chen, X ^b   Zhou, M ^b  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHENZHEN CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

Children's intelligence; China; Fluoride in village water; Intelligence Quotient

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; FLUORIDE; IODINE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINA; CHINESE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; FLUOROSIS; HUMAN; INCOME; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; URINE LEVEL; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 0042991481     PISSN: 00154725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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