- Abstract:
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OBJECTIVE: Fluoride was first added to the Australian water supply in 1953, and by 2003, 69% of Australia's population was receiving the minimum recommended dose. Extending coverage of fluoridation to all remaining communities of at least 1000 people is a key strategy of Australia's National Oral Health Plan 2004-2013. We evaluate the cost-effectiveness of this strategy from an Australian health sector perspective. METHODS: Health gains from the prevention of caries in the Australian populat...
Expand abstract - Journal:
- Community dentistry and oral epidemiology
- Volume:
- 40
- Issue:
- 4
- Pages:
- 369-376
- Publication date:
- 2012-08-05
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1600-0528
- ISSN:
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0301-5661
- URN:
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uuid:408cc04c-32b6-45dc-a66f-3f9e139483c9
- Source identifiers:
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489889
- Local pid:
- pubs:489889
- Copyright date:
- 2012
Journal article
Cost-effectiveness of extending the coverage of water supply fluoridation for the prevention of dental caries in Australia.
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