Assessment of groundwater quality in Gaya region with respect to fluoride

Journal of Ecophysiology and Occupational Health

Volumn 12, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 21-25

  Ranjan, Sumeet ^a   Yasmin, Shahla ^a  

^a Patna Women's College   (India)

Author keywords

Dental fluorosis; Fluoride; Skeletal fluorosis

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; FLUORIDE; GROUND WATER; IRON; MAGNESIUM;

ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; DENTAL CARIES; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FLUOROSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HARDNESS; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OSTEOFLUOROSIS; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SEASON; TOOTH FLUOROSIS; TURBIDITY; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

GAYA;

EID: 84878348177     PISSN: 09724397     EISSN: 0974-0805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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