An attempt to estimate the global burden of disease due to fluoride in drinking water

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 533-542

  Fewtrell, Lorna ^a   Smith, Stuart ^b,c   Kay, Dave ^d   Bartram, Jamie ^e  

^a Centre for Research into Environment and Health   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c ATKINS   (United Kingdom)

^d ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dental Fluorosis; Disease burden; Drinking water; Exposure estimates; Fluoride; Skeletal fluorosis

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; FLUORIDE;

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRINKING WATER; ESTIMATION METHOD; FLUORIDE; HEALTH RISK;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FLUOROSIS; HUMAN; PREDICTION; TOOTH DISEASE; WATER ANALYSIS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BONE DISEASES; CHILD; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRINKING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLUORIDES; FLUOROSIS, DENTAL; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 33845435842     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/WH.2006.0036     Document Type: Article

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