Scientific evidence fails to support fluoridation of public water supplies [1]

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 215-216

  Connett, Paul ^a  

^a ST LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FLUORIDATION; FLUOROSIS; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; TOOTH DISEASE; TOXICITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; LITERATURE; NOTE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FLUORIDATION; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; REVIEW LITERATURE; SAFETY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 21444446393     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.2005.11.2.215     Document Type: Letter

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