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Association of water fluoride and urinary fluoride concentrations with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in Canadian youth.

Correction to Table 4 Table 4. Adjusted Odds Ratio (aOR) and Beta Coefficient (B) for the association between fluoride exposure and ADHD diagnosis and inattentive/hyperactive symptoms. ADHD diagnosis SDQ H/I subscale score aORa 95% CI Ba 95% CI UFSG (mg/L) b 0.96 0.63, 1.46 0.31 ?0.04, 0.66 Fluoride in tap water (mg/L) 6.10* 1.60, 22.8 0.31*c 0.04, 0.58  75th percentile age —d – 1.52* 0.23, 2.80  25th percentile age – – -0

Systemic Effects (Risks) of Water Fluoridation.

Excerpts Figure 4 Prevalence of dental fluorosis in Brazil, according to SB 2010 (Brazilian Ministry of Health, 2010 national oral health survey) 16.  Table 5 Chronology of campaigns against water fluoridation and allegations used (modified from Newbrun, 1996). Year Allegations 1950 Communist plan 1960 Toxic waste, polluting 1970 Government conspiracy 1980 Industrial interests, cancer in humans, Aging, Alzheimer’s disease 1990 AIDS, b

Lebanese children are iodine deficient and urinary sodium and fluoride excretion are weak positive predictors of urinary iodine.

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