Health effects of nitrates and nitrites, a review

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 563, Issue , 2001, Pages 29-36

  Boink, A ^a   Speijers, G ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adrenal zona glomerulosa; Carcinogenesis; Hypertrophy; Hypotension; Methaemoglobinaemia; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345796362     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2001.563.2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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