Interferences of urinary tract infection in the measurement of urinary nitrous oxide

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 591-594

  Apostoli, P ^a   Gelmi, M ^a   Alessio, L ^a   Turano, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biological monitoring; Confounding factors; Nitroux oxide; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; NITROUS OXIDE;

ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

BACILLI; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0029782898     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.53.9.591     Document Type: Article

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