Description |
xv, 372 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Pt. I. Ethical and general arguments against fluoridation : 1. Poor medical practice ; 2. An inappropriate and inefficient practice ; 3. The chemicals used ; 4. Who is in charge? ; 5. An experimental program -- Pt. II. The evidence that fluoridation is ineffective : 6. Fluoridation and tooth decay ; 7. The early evidence reexamined ; 8. Key modern studies -- Pt. III. The great fluoridation gamble : 9. The great fluoridation gamble, 1930-1950 ; 10. The great fluoridation gamble, 1950- -- Pt. IV. The evidence of harm : 11. Dental fluorosis ; 12. Fluoride's chemistry, biochemistry, and physiology ; 13. Fluoride poisoning of humans: early reversible effects ; 14. The 2006 National Research Council Report ; 15. Fluoride and the brain ; 16. Fluoride and the endocrine system ; 17. Fluoride and the bone ; 18. Fluoride and osteosarcoma ; 19. Fluoride and the kidneys, and other health issues -- Pt. V. Margin of safety and the precautionary principle : 20. Margin of safety ; 21. The precautionary principle -- Pt. VI. The promoters and the techniques of promotion : 22. Weak and inadequate science ; 23. Promoters' strategies and tactics ; 24. Self-serving governmental reviews ; 25. A response to pro-fluoridation claims ; 26. The promoters' motivations -- Review and conclusion -- Appendix 1: Fluoride and the brain ; Appendix 2: Fluoride and bone. |
Subject |
Water -- Fluoridation -- Health aspects -- United States.
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Water -- Fluoridation -- United States -- History.
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Fluorides -- Toxicology.
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Fluoridation -- adverse effects -- United States.
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Fluorides -- adverse effects -- United States.
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Health Policy -- United States.
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Water -- adverse effects -- United States.
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Added Author |
Beck, James S.
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Micklem, H. S.
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ISBN |
9781603582872 |
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1603582878 |
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