Infant methemoglobinemia in the Transylvania region of Romania

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 20-29

  Ayebo, Amadu ^a,c   Kross, Burton C ^a   Vlad, Mariana ^b   Sinca, Aurelian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b Medical Center for Health Services and Management   (Romania)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Infants; Methemoglobinemia; Nitrate toxicity; Well water

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002523375     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.1997.3.1.20     Document Type: Article

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