Effective use of fluorides for the prevention of dental caries in the 21st century: The WHO approach

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 319-321

  Petersen, Poul Erik ^a   Lennon, Michael A ^b  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Oral disease prevention; Public health; Use of fluorides; WHO

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; FLUORIDATION; HUMAN; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; FLUORIDATION; HUMANS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 6044256101     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2004.00175.x     Document Type: Review

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