title: [Effects of strontium in drinking water on the growth of school-age children].
abstract: An epidemiological study on the effect of strontium in drinking water on body shape development, bone age, prevalence of caries and dental fluorosis was carried out. The results show: there is a certain promotion on the development of bone age of school-age children, especially of girls, and there is no obvious impact on body shape developing when the concentration of strontium in drinking water is only 10 mg/L. The correlation between strontium in drinking water and the prevalence of caries in children could not get a conclusive evidence in this paper. A further epidemiological investigation is necessary if the role of strontium against caries should be proved.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Environmental Health and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine, Beijing 100050, China.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tao
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000365:Age Determination by Skeleton; D001827:Body Height / Q000187:drug effects; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development / Q000187:drug effects*; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013324:Strontium / Q000032:analysis*; D014881:Water Supply / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D013324:Strontium