Nails as biomarkers of fluoride in children of fluoridated communities

Journal of Dentistry for Children

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 121-125

  Levy, Flávia Mauad ^a   Bastos, José Roberto De Magalhães ^a   Buzalaf, Marília Afonso Rabelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Children; Diet; Fingernails; Fluoride; Toenails

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; FLUORIDE; HEXAMETHYLDISILOXANE; WATER;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIET; DIFFUSION; ELECTRODE; EXPOSURE; FINGER NAIL; FLUORIDATION; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STUDENT T TEST;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; FLUORIDATION; FLUORIDES; HUMANS; ION-SELECTIVE ELECTRODES; LINEAR MODELS; NAILS;

EID: 10044292916     PISSN: 15518949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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