Pregnancy outcome and maternal methemoglobin levels

Journal of Environmental Protection and Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 341-349

  Moga, M ^a   Vasile, I ^a   Bigiu, N ^a  

^a TRANSILVANIA UNIVERSITY OF BRASOV   (Romania)

Author keywords

Methemoglobinemia; Nitrates; Pregnancy outcome

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKER; BLOOD; HEMOGLOBIN; MATERNAL HEALTH; NITRATE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84876471572     PISSN: 13115065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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