Fluorides in groundwater, soil and infused black tea and the occurrence of dental fluorosis among school children of the Gaza Strip

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 23-35

  Shomar, Basem ^a   Muller G ^a   Yahya, A ^a   Askar, S ^b   Sansur, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b BIRZEIT UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Dental fluorosis; Gaza Strip; Soil fluoride; Tea; Water fluoride

Indexed keywords

FLUORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MIDDLE EAST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SOIL; TEA; TOOTH DISEASE; WATER SUPPLY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARIES; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; FLUORIDES; FLUOROSIS, DENTAL; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MIDDLE EAST; PREVALENCE; SOIL; TEA; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 7744243316     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2004.0003     Document Type: Article

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