Free sugar concentration and pH of paediatric medicines in Brazil

Community Dental Health

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 180-183

  Da Silva Pierro, Viviane Santos ^a,b   Abdelnur, Juliana Pires ^a   Maia, Lucianne Cople ^a   Trugo, Luiz Carlos ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Carbohydrates; Child; Dental caries; Hydrogen ion concentration; Pharmaceutical preparations; Tooth erosion

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; CARIOGENIC AGENT; DRUG; DRUG VEHICLE; SWEETENING AGENT;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PH; VEHICLES;

BRAZIL; CARBOHYDRATES; CARIOGENIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; SWEETENING AGENTS; VEHICLES;

EID: 24744442579     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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