Salt fluoridation - An alternative in automatic prevention of dental caries

International Dental Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 351-358

  Marthaler, T M ^a   Petersen, P E ^a,b  

^a Department for Chronic Disease and Health Promotion ^*

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Fluoridated salt production; Fluoride intake; Fluorides; Preventive dentistry

Indexed keywords

EID: 24744451027     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1875-595X.2005.tb00045.x     Document Type: Article

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