A national cross-sectional study on effects of fluoride-safe water supply on the prevalence of fluorosis in China

BMJ Open

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Wang, Cheng ^a,b   Gao, Yanhui ^a,b   Wang, Wei ^a,b   Zhao, Lijun ^a,b   Zhang, Wei ^a,b   Han, Hepeng ^a,b   Shi, Yuxia ^a,b   Yu, Guangqian ^a,b   Sun, Dianjun ^a,b  

^a HARBIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; FLUORIDE; FLUORIDE SAFE DRINKING WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FLUOROSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; URINE LEVEL; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER STANDARD; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84869790476     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001564     Document Type: Article

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