The survey of drinking water supply in Estonia from the point of view of public health

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

Volumn 93, Issue , 2006, Pages 817-826

  Indermitte, E ^a   Saava, A ^a   Kuli, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Drinking water supply; Estonia; Fluoride; Health risks

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOUND; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; DRINKING WATER; FLUORIDE; HEALTH RISK; PUBLIC HEALTH; WATER SUPPLY;

BALTIC STATES; ESTONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 36148958221     PISSN: 17433541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2495/SC060781     Document Type: Article

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