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

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 322-326

  Pollick, Howard F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENTAL CARIES; FLUORIDATION; FLUOROSIS; FRACTURE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 23044517279     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.2005.11.3.322     Document Type: Letter

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