Environmental epidemic characteristics of coal-burning endemic fluorosis and the safety threshold of coal fluoride in China

Fluoride

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 106-112

  Li, Yonghua ^b   Wang, Wuyi ^a   Yang, Linsheng ^b   Li, Hairong ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^b NONE

Author keywords

China; Coal fluoride; Endemic fluorosis; Safety threshold

Indexed keywords

COAL; FLUORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FLUOROSIS; GEOCHEMISTRY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SAFETY; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0043171064     PISSN: 00154725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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