Gastric discomforts from fluoride in drinking water in Sanganer Tehsil, Rajasthan, India

Fluoride

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 286-291

  Sharma, J D ^a   Jain, Parul ^a   Sohu, Deepika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN   (India)

Author keywords

Constipation; Diarrhea; Gastrointestinal discomfort; Groundwater fluoride; Nausea; Rajasthan, India; Sanganer Tehsil; Stomach ache

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; FLUORIDE; GROUND WATER;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLOATING; CHILD; CONSTIPATION; DIARRHEA; DIET; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STOMACH DISCOMFORT; STOMACH PAIN;

EID: 74749107844     PISSN: 00154725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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