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Annex A to TOX/2026/12 - Fluoridation literature search proposal development

Key search 9 - Targeted search on bone fractures and bone mineral density until 2003 (WoS)

Annex A to TOX/2026/12

Last updated: 24 March 2026

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This is a paper for discussion. This does not represent the views of the Committee and should not be cited.

59.             Literature search date: 24th October 2023.

60.             Search concept: Fluorides AND bone outcomes AND humans (see below for further details).

61.             Chemical search terms (fluorides concept): see Key search 6.

62.             Bone outcomes concept: TS=(((Bone OR bones) NEAR/3 (cancer* OR decalcifi* OR demineraliz* OR demineralis* OR densit* OR disease* OR health OR loss* OR mass OR neoplas* OR tumor* OR tumour*)) OR "bone mineral densit*" OR osteopor* OR fracture* OR skelet*).

63.             Humans concept: see Key search 6.