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. 2011 Jun 16;6(6):e21085. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0021085

Table 7. Human bone samples tested for determination of fluorine concentration.

Ind. Average age Skeletal element Na-corrected μ F (ppm) corrected F values ± E.S.V.I. 95%
11∶15 0 (7 iu-m) Rib 18400 ± 1275 / /
10∶41 0.5–1.5 Ilium 16600 ± 540 / /
12∶12 2.5–3.5 Ilium 16900 ± 450 / /
12∶18 3–4 Ilium 15200 ± 793 / /
12∶17 5–6 Ilium 16500 ± 476 / /
12∶6 8–9 Ilium 16100 ± 1803 / /
12∶25 9–11 Ilium 14900 ± 1340 / /
12∶14 11–13 Ilium 14000 ± 1267 2042 3392
5∶1 13–16 Ilium 14400 ± 372 2442 3328
12∶20 16–20 Ilium 16000 ± 624 4042 3249
12∶9 23–28 Rib 16300 ± 467 4342 3138
12∶4 24–30 Rib 17200 ± 381 5242 3118
10∶29 26–32 Rib 16350 ± 166 4392 3103
10∶19 27–33 Rib 18900 ± 435 6942 3098
12∶26 28–34 Ilium 17300 ± 597 5342 3094
10∶13 31–37 Ilium 19000 ± 495 7042 3090
10∶12 31–37 Ilium 19250 ± 311 7292 3090
12∶28 32–39 Ilium 19300 ± 271 7342 3095
12∶27 32–39 Ilium 20800 ± 197 8842 3095
10∶14 34–40 Ilium 18200 ± 398 6242 3099
10∶21 34.5–40.5 Ilium 19200 ± 213 7242 3102
10∶18 35–41 Rib 19850 ± 221 7892 3105
10∶1 36–42 Ilium 22100 ± 363 10142 3113
12∶23 38–46 Ilium 19900 ± 620 7942 3142
10∶20 40–48 Ilium 23050 ± 508 11092 3169
10∶3 45–55 Rib 23300 ± 95 11342 3279
12∶11 47–57 Ilium 18200 ± 196 6242 3325

Ind. = specimen; iu-m = intra-uterine months; E.S.V.I. = interval for expected single value.