Dental amalgam and human health

International Dental Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 464-468

  Yip, H K ^a,b   Cutress, Terry ^a  

^a University of Hong Kong ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Dental amalgam; Human health

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; MERCURY;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CHRONIC TOXICITY; DENTAL CLINIC; DENTAL HEALTH; DENTAL SURGERY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; REVIEW;

EID: 0346331961     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1875-595X.2003.tb00888.x     Document Type: Review

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