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BL
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657222
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Freeze, R. Allan.
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| Title & Author
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The fluoride wars : : how a modest public health measure became America's longest-running political melodrama /\ R. Allan Freeze, Jay H. Lehr.
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| Publication Statement
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Hoboken, N.J. :: John Wiley & Sons,, c2009.
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ix, 383 p. :: ill. ;; 25 cm.
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| ISBN
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9780470448335 (cloth)
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: 0470448334 (cloth)
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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A story of our times -- A clash of absolutes -- A tale of two cities -- Two women -- The road to fluoridation -- Fluorophobia -- Look Ma. no cavities : fluoride and teeth -- Fluoride and health -- EPA and the MCLs -- Riding the tiger : the dosage issue -- Science and not science -- Money, motive, and risk -- The light and the end of the tunnel.
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Fluoridation-- history-- United States.
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Attitude to Health-- United States.
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Public Health-- United States.
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Public Opinion-- United States.
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Water Supply-- history-- United States.
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Water-- Fluoridation-- United States-- History.
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Pressure groups-- United States-- History.
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| Dewey Classification
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362.19/76010973
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| LC Classification
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RA591.7.F74 2009
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2009 F-701
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WU 11 AA1F857f 2009
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| Added Entry
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Lehr, Jay H.,1936-
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