The level of maternal methemoglobin during pregnancy in an air-polluted environment

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 111, Issue 16, 2003, Pages 1902-1905

  Mohorovic, Lucijan ^a,b  

^a Labin   (Croatia)

^b NONE   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Environmental toxicants; Maternal methemoglobinemia; Precursor; Pregnancy; Toxic substances

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; COAL; METHEMOGLOBIN; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROATIA; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MATERNAL BLOOD; OBSERVATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0346121437     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.6055     Document Type: Article

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