Recurrent acute respiratory tract infections in areas with high nitrate concentrations in drinking water

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 363-366

  Gupta, Sunil Kumar ^a,e   Gupta, R C ^b   Gupta, A B ^c   Seth, A K ^d   Bassin, J K ^d   Gupta, Alka ^b  

^a Satellite Hospital   (India)

^b SMS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c MALAVIYA NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^d NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^e NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Cytochrome b5 reductase; Drinking water; Methemoglobinemia; Nitrate; Recurrent acute respiratory infection (RRTI)

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME B5 REDUCTASE; DRINKING WATER; FREE RADICAL; LEAD; METHEMOGLOBIN; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; OXYGEN RADICAL;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; INGESTION; LUNG ALVEOLUS; LUNG INJURY; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 0034104850     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.00108363     Document Type: Article

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