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Neglected health literacy undermining fluorosis control efforts: A pilot study among schoolchildren in an endemic village of rural Rajasthan, India

BACKGROUND: Ingestion of excess fluoride can cause fluorosis which adversely affects teeth and bones. Fluorosis is a major public health problem in the state of Rajasthan with all its 32 districts having variable fluoride contamination, and many initiatives are currently implemented in this region t...

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Autores principales: Rustagi, Neeti, Rathore, Ajey Singh, Meena, Jitendra Kumar, Chugh, Ankita, Pal, Ranabir
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5787950/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29417003
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2249-4863.222017