Fluoride intake through consumption of tap water and bottled water in Belgium

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1676-1690

  Vandevijvere, Stefanie ^a   Horion, Benoit ^b   Fondu, Michel ^c   Mozin, Marie Josée ^c   Ulens, Michèle ^d   Huybrechts, Inge ^e   Van Oyen, Herman ^a   Noirfalise, Alfred ^d  

^a SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Belgium)

^b Federal Service of Health   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^d Superior Health Council   (Belgium)

^e GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgium; Exposure assessment; Fluoride; Food consumption survey

Indexed keywords

FLUORIDE; TAP WATER; TOOTHPASTE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN;

EID: 67149108364     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph6051676     Document Type: Article

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