Haematological changes in fluorotic adults and children in fluoride endemic regions of Gaya district, Bihar, India

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 421-425

  Yasmin, Shahla ^a   Ranjan, Sumeet ^a   D'Souza, Doris ^a  

^a Patna Women's College   (India)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Fluoride toxicity; Haematocrit; Haemoglobin

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISORDER; DRINKING WATER; FLUORIDE; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; HEMATOLOGY; HEMOGLOBIN; TOXICITY;

BIHAR; GAYA; INDIA;

GAYA;

DRINKING WATER; FLUORIDE;

ADULT; BLOOD; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; TOXICITY;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; DRINKING WATER; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FLUORIDES; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEMATOLOGIC TESTS; HUMANS; INDIA;

EID: 84899489477     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-013-9570-7     Document Type: Article

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