Osteo-dental fluorosis in relation to nutritional status, living habits, and occupation in rural tribal areas of Rajasthan, India

Fluoride

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 210-215

  Choubisa, S L ^a   Choubisa, Leela ^b   Choubisac, Darshana ^c  

^a Government Meera Girls College   (India)

^b Shri Harideo Joshi Government Hospital   (India)

^c Surendra Dental College and Research Institute   (India)

Author keywords

Fluoride water; Fluorosis and occupation; Fluorosis in Rajasthan, India; Living habits; Nutritional status; Osteo dental fluorosis

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; FLUORIDE;

ARTICLE; BETEL NUT; BONE DEFECT; CITRUS FRUIT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FLUOROSIS; HABIT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OCCUPATION; OSTEO DENTAL FLUOROSIS; PREVALENCE; TEA; TOBACCO; TOOTH MALFORMATION;

CITRUS; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PIPER BETEL;

EID: 70349669137     PISSN: 00154725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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