Milk fluoridation: A comparison of dental health in two school communities in England

Community Dental Health

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 141-145

  Riley, J C ^a   Klause, B K ^a,d   Manning, C J ^a   Davies, G M ^b   Graham, J ^a   Worthington, H V ^c  

^a Birkenhead and Wallasey Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b Central Manchester Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d Department of Dental Public Health   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caries; Children; Fluoridated milk

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FLUORIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MILK; OBSERVER VARIATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOL DENTISTRY; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARIES; DMF INDEX; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FLUORIDES; HUMANS; MALE; MILK; OBSERVER VARIATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOL DENTISTRY; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 24744442782     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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