Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of health claims related to fluoride and maintenance of tooth mineralisation (ID 275, 276) and maintenance of bone (ID 371) pursuant to Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006

EFSA Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2009, Pages

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Author keywords

bone; Fluoride; health claims; mineralisation; tooth

Indexed keywords

EID: 85078374024     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18314732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2009.1212     Document Type: Article

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