Public perceptions and scientific evidence for perceived harms/risks of community water fluoridation: An examination of online comments pertaining to fluoridation cessation in Calgary in 2011

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 2015, Pages e413-e425

  Podgorny, Paulina C ^a   McLaren, Lindsay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Drinking water; Evidence based practice; Fluoridation; Public health; Risk; Safety

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECTS; CANADA; FLUORIDATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC OPINION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CANADA; FLUORIDATION; HUMANS; INTERNET; PUBLIC OPINION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84954237499     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: 19207476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17269/CJPH.106.5031     Document Type: Review

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