[Effects of strontium in drinking water on the growth of school-age children]

Wei Sheng Yan Jiu. 1999 Sep 30;28(5):279-80.
[Article in Chinese]

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.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Age Determination by Skeleton
  • Body Height / drug effects
  • Body Weight / drug effects
  • Child
  • Child Development / drug effects*
  • China / epidemiology
  • Dental Caries / epidemiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Strontium / analysis*
  • Water Supply / analysis*

Substances

  • Strontium