Infantile methemoglobinemia: Reexamining the role of drinking water nitrates

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 107, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 583-586

  Avery, Alexander Austin ^a  

^a HUDSON INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blue baby syndrome; Diarrhea; Drinking water; Gastrointestinal disturbance; Methemoglobinemia; Nitrates; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE;

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FUNCTION DISORDER; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; WATER STANDARD;

EID: 0032788154     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.99107583     Document Type: Short Survey

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