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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Template:Aksiniya K. Stevasarova, M.D.
Overview
Primary Prevention
Primary prevention is performed by of avoiding any oxidizing substances and informing parents and caregivers about the risks of inducing methemoglobinemia in their children by involuntarily giving them contaminated water or nitrate-contaminated foods. [1]
References
- ↑ Gelperin A, Jacobs EE, Kletke LS (1971). "The development of methemoglobin in mothers and newborn infants from nitrate in water supplies". IMJ Ill Med J. 140 (1): 42-4 passim. PMID 4397909.