A model to determine the economic viability of water fluoridation
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A model to determine the economic viability of water fluoridation.
OBJECTIVES In view of concerns expressed by South African local authorities the aim of this study was to develop a model to determine whether water fluoridation is economically viable to reduce dental caries in South Africa. METHODS Microsoft Excel software was used to develop a model to determine economic viability of water fluoridation for 17 water providers from all nine South African prov...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Public Health Dentistry
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0022-4006
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2012.00342.x