A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF FLUORIDATION PART B: EXCLUDED STUDIES WORKING TO BUILD A HEALTHY AUSTRALIA A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF FLUORIDATION PART B: EXCLUDED STUDIES © Australian Government 2007 Paper-based publications This work is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without prior written permission from the Commonwealth available from the Attorney-General’s Department. Requests and inquiries concerning reproduction and rights should be addressed to the Commonwealth Copyright Administration, Attorney General’s Department, Robert Garran Offices, National Circuit, Canberra, ACT, 2600 or posted at: http://www.ag.gov.au/cca ISBN Print: 1864964219 © Australian Government 2007 Electronic documents This work is copyright. 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Input was also received by the Council of the NHMRC, and the NHMRC’s Water Quality Advisory Committee, whose current Chair is Professor Don Bursill. NHMRC staff Cathy Mitchell, Director Strategic Partnerships, Health Evidence and Advice Branch. Nicole Craig, Senior Project Officer Emerging Issues, Health Evidence and Advice Branch Dave Wilson, Senior Graphic Designer, Operations Division INCLUDED AND EXCLUDED CITATIONS INCLUDED AND EXCLUDED CITATIONS 1996, “A question-mark over routine fluoride 1999, “Dosage schedule for dietary fluoride supplementation for children”, Prescrire supplements. Proceedings of a workshop. International, vol. 5, no. 25, pp. 151-154. Chicago, Illinois, USA. January 31-February 1, Title/abstract: Excluded. Not a clinical study. 1994”, Journal of Public Health Dentistry, vol. 59, Final status: Excluded. no. 4, pp. 203-281. 1996, “New drugs for osteoporosis”, The Medical Title/abstract: Excluded. 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