Fluoride — toxic and pathologic aspects: Review of current literature on some aspects of fluoride toxicity

Reviews in Food and Nutrition Toxicity

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 105-141

  Collins, Thomas F X ^a   Sprando, Robert L ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

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