A review of nitrates in drinking water: Maternal exposure and adverse reproductive and developmental outcomes;Revisão sobre nitratos na água potável: Exposição materna e reações adversas ao desenvolvimento reprodutivo

Ciencia e Saude Coletiva

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 153-163

  Manassaram, Deana M ^a   Backer, Lorraine C ^b   Moll, Deborah M ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Developmental outcomes; Drinking water; Maternal exposure; Nitrate; Nitrite; Reproductive health

Indexed keywords

NITRATE;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; REVIEW; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; NITRATES; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 33847652281     PISSN: 14138123     EISSN: 16784561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1413-81232007000100018     Document Type: Review

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