Concerns about water fluoridation, IQ, and osteosarcoma lack credible evidence [2]

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 91-94

  Pollick, Howard F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FLUORIDATION; FLUOROSIS; FRACTURE; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LETTER; OSTEOSARCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RURAL AREA;

EID: 32544457102     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.2006.12.1.91     Document Type: Letter

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