Need for evidence about fluoridation.
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چکیده
The following critical letters were published in the Austdian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health (Vol.21 Nos. 3 and 5 1997) following publication in that journal of NEW EVIDENCE ON FLUORIDATION, by M Diesendorf, J Colquhoun, B J Spittle, N E Everingham and F W Clutterbuck (reprinted in Fluoride Vo1.21 No.3 pages 179-185 August 1997). The authors' response to the critiques is on pages 166-169 of this issue (published in Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health Voi. 22 No. I 1998).
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Australian and New Zealand journal of public health
دوره 21 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1997