Fluoride content of still bottled waters available in the North-East of England, UK

British Dental Journal

Volumn 195, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 515-518

  Zohouri, F V ^a   Maguire, A ^a   Moynihan, P J ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORIDE; MINERAL WATER; TAP WATER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; SAMPLE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FLUORIDES; FRANCE; HUMANS; ION-SELECTIVE ELECTRODES; MALE; MINERAL WATERS; SCOTLAND; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 3042613502     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4810668     Document Type: Article

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