Changing risk factors for fluorosis among South Australian children

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 210-218

  Spencer, A John ^a,b   Do, Loc G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children; Fluoride; Fluorosis; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FLUORIDE; TOOTHPASTE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FLUORIDATION; HUMAN; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; TOOTH DISEASE; WATER SUPPLY;

ADOLESCENT; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FLUORIDATION; FLUORIDES; FLUOROSIS, DENTAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FORMULA; LOGISTIC MODELS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; TOOTHPASTE; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 43449086119     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: 16000528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2007.00389.x     Document Type: Article

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