Relationship between fluorine in drinking water and dental health of residents in some large cities in China

Environment International

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1067-1073

  Wang, Binbin ^a,b   Zheng, Baoshan ^a   Zhai, Cheng ^a,b   Yu, Guangqian ^a,b   Liu, Xiaojing ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

China; Dental health; DMFT; Drinking water; Fluorine; Index of flourosis; Urine

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DENTISTRY; FLUORIDATION; FLUORINE; HEALTH CARE;

DENTAL FLUOROSIS; DENTAL HEALTH; FLUORINE CONCENTRATION;

POTABLE WATER;

DRINKING WATER; FLUORINE; TAP WATER;

DENTITION; DRINKING WATER; FLUORINE; HEALTH AND DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINA; CITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH; EATING HABIT; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FLUORIDATION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIFESTYLE; LINEAR SYSTEM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH FILLING; URBAN AREA; URINALYSIS; WATER CONTENT; WEATHER; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 4444291863     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2004.05.006     Document Type: Article

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