Effect of fluoride exposure on the intelligence of school children in Madhya Pradesh, India

Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 144-149

  Saxena, Sudhanshu ^a   Sahay, Anjali ^b   Goel, Pankaj ^c  

^a Research Center   (India)

^b BHOPAL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^c People s Dental Academy   (India)

Author keywords

Child; fluoride poisoning; India; intelligence; water

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; DRINKING WATER; FLUORIDE; IODINE; LEAD;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FAMILY; FEMALE; FLUOROSIS; HUMAN; INDIA; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TEST; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RAVENS STANDARD PROGRESSIVE MATRICES; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; URINALYSIS; URINE LEVEL; WATER ANALYSIS;

EID: 84864473742     PISSN: 09763147     EISSN: 09763155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0976-3147.98213     Document Type: Article

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